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adjustment  

Definition

  • Adjustment is the process by which the anticipated effect of a variable in which there is no primary interest is quantitatively removed from the relationship of primary interest. There are several well-accepted procedures by which this is accomplished. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods; Adjustment]

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