intervening variable

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intervening variable

a VARIABLE which mediates the effect of an INDEPENDENT VARIABLE on a DEPENDENT VARIABLE. This may be an internal mechanism whose existence is hypothesized from the effects it is observed to have (e.g. the effect of the organism which intervenes between the S [stimulus] and R [response] in behaviouristic psychology), or another external explanatory variable (e.g. social class has an observed effect on morbidity but this is mediated by income, diet, housing, etc.).

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On the other hand, one intervening variable on the number of siblings in the family significant finding.

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Through opening the "black box" of state decisionmaking, Kastner suggests that "the political clout of internationalist economic interests within Taiwan's ruling coalition has acted as an important intervening variable influencing the relationship between cross-strait political conflict and Taiwan's cross-strait economic policy" (p.

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This intervening variable is vitally important for success and should be present.

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