extraneous variable
Definition:
Variables in a REGRESSION or FACTOR ANALYSIS that are superfluous to the model-building in progress.
Cross-References:
[regression analysis]
[factor analysis]
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© Westburn Publishers Ltd 2002, The Westburn Dictionary of Marketing edited by Michael J Baker, ISBN 978-0-946433-01-8. www.themarketingdictionary.com. Entry: [Stephen K. Tagg], [1998].