( ( as ( a ( dependent variable ) ) ) ( ( -LRB- ( or ( ( set ( of variables ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ( that ( ( is ( ( affected ( by ( the programme ) ) ) directly ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (JJ dependent) (NN variable))) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (CC or) (S (VP (VBN set) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS variables))))) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NP (DT that)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN affected) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT the) (NN programme))) (ADVP (RB directly)))) (. .)))
as a dependent variable (or set of variables) that is affected by the programme directly.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Dependent) (NN variable)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN term)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (VBN affected) (NN factor)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT an) (NN experiment))))))) (. .)))