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... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiology > statistics and research methods > causation > path analysis > exogenous variables
... > social science subjects > social research > research methods and evaluation > concepts & philosophies > causation > path analysis > exogenous variables
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > curriculum studies > inquiry and research > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > path analysis > exogenous variables
... > social science subjects > social research > research methods and evaluation > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > path analysis > exogenous variables
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > social psychology research > methods > path analysis > exogenous variables
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > social psychology research > path analysis > exogenous variables

Preferred term

exogenous variables  

Definition

  • Exogenous originated from the Greek words exo (meaning “outside”) and gen (meaning “born”), and describes something generated from outside a system. It is the opposite of endogenous, which describes something generated from within the system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Research Design; Exogenous Variables]

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