CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIABLES FOR HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH

To facilitate the choice of statistical tests, the classification of variables is of vital importance. The objective of the present work is to characterize the variables in research developed in the health sciences. A descriptive type of research was carried out, based on the premise of the epistemic model of phenomenology, in which the documentary review technique was used and the Category Matrix was used as an instrument for data collection. The results obtained were the characterization of the concept of variable; the classification of the research variables; the operationalization of the study variables, and the attributes of the research variables. In addition, examples related to the characterization of research variables applied to health sciences were shown. It is recommended that future studies on this topic address other aspects of research variables.