A variable included in an <a href="search.pl?p=econometric model">econometric model</a> to explain fluctuations in the <a href="search.pl?p=dependent">dependent</a>
<a href="search.pl?p=dependent variable">variable</a>. (See also <a href="search.pl?p=causal variable">causal variable</a>.) <o:p></o:p></P>