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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Why is age always the dependent variable?","articleBody":"https://github.com/WengLab-InformaticsResearch/GIST/blob/ef2172c9a78699f83b923eba8844753d99243208/GIST-2.0-JS/gist/index.js#L120C7-L120C7\r\n\r\nHi there,\r\n\r\nI have a few questions regarding the choice of age as the dependent variable for the SVM, after reading [Sen et al., 2016](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5077682):\r\n\r\n* What is the rationale behind choosing age as the dependent variable?\r\n* Does this imply that age is always used as a trait for defining inclusion / exclusion criteria?\r\n* How would the choice of a different continuous variable as the dependent variable affect the results of the analysis?\r\n\r\nThanks,\r\nNicole","author":{"url":"https://github.com/nimirea","@type":"Person","name":"nimirea"},"datePublished":"2023-10-23T16:36:34.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/2/GIST/issues/2"}