endogeneity
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/endədʒe'niɪtɪ/
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/endədʒe'ni:ɪtɪ/
When a variable in a study is affected by the same things that affect the outcome, which can cause the results to be unreliable.
The researchers tried to fix the problem of endogeneity by using special methods.
In economics, when a variable is caused by things inside the model, not by things outside.
The expert was worried about the income variable being endogenous in the economic study.