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Factor

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

/ˈfæktə(r)/nounCore term

In academic english & research, factor means: One of the things that influences a situation or result, such as income, motivation or class size.

In Turkish: etken, etmen, faktör

How it is used

Very common in aims and results: key factor, contributing factor, risk factor, a range of factors. Researchers identify, examine and control for factors. In statistics, factor analysis groups related items under underlying factors.

Example sentences

  1. Parental education was the strongest factor associated with reading achievement.

  2. Several factors may explain the low response rate.

Common collocations

  • key factor
  • risk factor
  • contributing factor
  • a range of factors
  • factor analysis
  • variableAny characteristic, such as age, income or test score, that can take different values and is measured, controlled or changed in a study.
  • identifyTo find, recognize or name something, such as a pattern, cause, problem or group, after looking at evidence carefully.
  • account forTo explain the reason for something; also to form a particular part or proportion of a total.
  • underlyingReal or basic but not immediately obvious, such as a cause, mechanism or assumption that explains what can be seen.

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