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Dehydration

A decrease in body water.

Dependent variable (DV)

The variable that is measured. Typically, there is always more than one DV in a research study. Dietary analysis the assessment of nutrient intake, resulting in a detailed account of the type and quantify of macro- and micronutrients ingested.

Discriminant function analysis

A type of statistics used to detect a list of independent variables that best explain why subjects can be grouped into one or more groups based on a single dependent variable.

Dissociates

Most commonly refers to the removal of a proton from an acid functional group of a molecule.
 
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