<p>This is a bit of a repeat of the answer I posted here:<br>
<a href="https://stats.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1653/error-tag-is-ambiguous">Error tag is ambiguous</a></p>

<p>...but we should really consider ending the use of the ambiguous tag and moving to new ones.</p>

<p>The new tag terms should not fight users, though.  Many, many people use the term "independent variable", so you will have a constant battle on your hands if you try to enforce the exclusive use of predictor.  "independent variable" and "predictor (variable)" are synonyms, so the tags should match that.</p>

<p>I propose:</p>

<ul>
<li><code>[independent variable]</code> (or <code>[independent variables]</code>), and</li>
<li><code>[independent data]</code></li>
</ul>

<p>Doing it this way will make the re-tagging job easier, leaving <code>[independence]</code> as the tag to mean "I need a new tag".</p>

<p>Most importantly, whenever users start <em>typing in "independen..."</em>, they will find a tag that matches what they want.</p>
