Predictand

Predictand is a term used:
* in scientific writing, especially in regression analysis, the target variable to be forecast.

Example

"Both hurricane statistics and synoptic weather variables proved to be useful predictors for forecasting hurricane track and intensity, the predictands."- Cane Coders

External links

*http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=predictand1
*http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/climate/course_html/module_133_lesson_326.html
*http://www.personal.psu.edu/dac5039/cc

ee also

*Prediction (disambiguation)
*Predictor