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What is the term associated with the variable that is manipulated in the study?
That's the independent variable.
What does an independent variable depend on in math?
It can depend on nothing or on an variable which is outside of the scope of the study.
What is the description of an independent variable?
An independent variable is the factor that is manipulated by the experimenter in an effort to study the effects of the change upon the dependent variable.
What is the independent variable of smoking?
The answer depends on the context of the study.
Which would be the independent variable and which would be the dependent variable?
A dependent variable is usually on the side of the equation by itself. The independent variable usually has something being done to it. And, the dependent variable is usually written to the left of the equation.
In a study on happiness in marriage participants were asked how long they had been married The time they had been married would be a in the study?
variable
What is the experimental variable for the study of the effects of anxiety on self-esteem be?
Anxiety would be the experimental variable
What is the dependent and independent variables in a caffeine study?
The independent variable is the thing you are changing. The dependent variable is the result you are trying to measure. In a caffeine study, the amount of caffeine given to a subject would probably be the independent variable. The dependent variable would be what you are measuring, like moodiness, apparent energy, kidney function, etc.
In a study on alcohol participants were asked how much they drink each week the about would be?
A variable
Is the number of cars a jogger passes a discrete variable?
Yes. If you are conducting a study, and collecting data, the number of cars would be a discrete variable.
What is a variable that interferes with other variables in a study called?
extraneous variable
What is the term associated with the variable that is manipulated in the study?
That's the independent variable.
Is political affiliation an independent variable?
It may or may not be: it depends on the study. In a study of how people intend to vote in an election, the political affiliation would be an independent variable - although probably very highly correlated with the voting intention. On the other hand in the study of the political affiliation of the people who voted in favour of (or against) a particular person, it will be a dependent variable.
In an experimental study of the extent to which mental alertness is inhibited by sleep deprivation alertness would be the?
dependent variable
What is is the variable in this study?
amount of moisture!
What does an independent variable depend on in math?
It can depend on nothing or on an variable which is outside of the scope of the study.
In a scientific study the variable that is influenced by another variable is known as?
When a variable is directly influenced by another variable it is known as a dependent variable. Conversely, a variable that isn't directly affected by another variable is known as a independent variable.
