<p>They seem lile negligible &quot;variables&quot; and more like constants of the economic system under observation. Perhaps you would be better of focusing on other independent variables that are actually varying appreciably?</p>

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Mozibur Ullah
<p>I'm working on finding out the impact of Covid.19 on commuting so income and distance will be relevant variables to include. However, these variables dont change from period to period, so it's unlikely to explain the change in commuting and not be statistically significant. Income is pretty stable and distance between cities is fixed across time and only vary between city combinations. But they're also important for the theoretical framework to include in the model.</p>
<p>I certainly know that the income level explains commuting but not the change in income. And i guess i would need many years to capture any significant change.</p>

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Independent variables that don't vary much but are essential for the theoretical framework, what to do?
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# Independent variables that don't vary much but are essential for the theoretical framework, what to do?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-09-21)

I'm working on finding out the impact of Covid.19 on commuting so income and distance will be relevant variables to include. However, these variables dont change from period to period, so it's unlikely to explain the change in commuting and not be statistically significant. Income is pretty stable and distance between cities is fixed across time and only vary between city combinations. But they're also important for the theoretical framework to include in the model.

I certainly know that the income level explains commuting but not the change in income. And i guess i would need many years to capture any significant change.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-09-21. Score: -1

They seem lile negligible "variables" and more like constants of the economic system under observation. Perhaps you would be better of focusing on other independent variables that are actually varying appreciably?


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