Answer to Question #4513 in Statistics and Probability for Gloria

Question

In one condition they study alone, using notes they took during class lectures. In a second condition participants study in interactive groups with notes from class lectures.

a. What is the independent variable?
b. What is the dependent variable?
c. Identify the control and experimental groups.
d. Is the independent variable manipulated, or is it a participant variable?

Answer 1

a. In an experiment, the independent variable is the variable that is varied or manipulated by the researcher,
b. and the dependent variable is the response that is measured.
c.& Control groups that have nothing affecting them. They are constant. They experimental group has one different variable. They two are compared to see the affect the variable has.
d.& independent variable is the variable that is varied or manipulated by the researcher