HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt VariableThe financial definition for Variable:An element in a model. For example, in the model RS&Pt+1 = a + b Tbill t + et, where RS&Pt+1 is the return on the S&P in month t+1 and Tbill is the Tbill return at month t, both RS&P and Tbill are "variables" because they change through time; i.e., they are not constant. Similar MatchesContinuous random variableContinuous random variableA random value that can take any fractional value within specified ranges, as contrasted with a discrete variable. Dependent variableDependent variableTerm used in regression analysis to represent the element or condition that is dependent on values of one or more other variables. Discrete random variableDiscrete random variableA random variable that can take only a certain specified set of individual possible values-for example, the positive integers 1, 2, 3, . . . Further SuggestionsDiscrete variableEndogenous variable Exogenous variable Independent variable Meff Renta Variable Normal random variable Random variable Click to compare definitions of Variable Click to view definitions beginning va |