---
title: "11 Types of Variables in a Dataset"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/11-types-of-variables-in-a-dataset-6jjj8mjmf
source_url: https://blog.dailydoseofds.com/p/11-types-of-variables-in-a-dataset
type: article
source: "Daily Dose of Data Science | Avi Chawla | Substack"
published: 2024-05-14T20:51:53.073Z
updated: 2024-05-14T20:51:51.428Z
tags: ["machine-learning", "data-science", "feature-engineering"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 9
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# 11 Types of Variables in a Dataset

**[Daily Dose of Data Science \| Avi Chawla \| Substack](https://daily.dev/sources/dailydoseofds)** · 6 min read · 9 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

This post discusses 11 types of variables in a dataset, including independent and dependent variables, confounding and correlated variables, control variables, latent variables, interaction variables, stationary and non-stationary variables, lagged variables, and leaky variables.

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