The term outcome variable refers to dependent variable .
Step-by-step explanation:
The variable which is put under test or being tested in scientific experiments is called dependent variable. Dependent variable is synonymous with outcome variable.
The experiment results are predicted by the dependent variable by observing the changes made to the dependent variable according to the variations are made to the independent variable.
The outcome variable is more often used in non-experimental studies to predict non-numeric outcomes in places of numeric values .