The thing that I change in an experiment.
What is independent variable.
Is the thing that will change, that you intend to measure.
What is dependent/respondent variable.
Spending time with a pet animal decreases the amount of stress right before taking a test. What is the DV?
What is the amount of stress.
A dependent variable changes as a result of the change of __________
Students at a University were split into two groups and each received a different text for a philosophy course. Once group received a traditional text book, while the other received an interactive textbook on a tablet computer. After the course, the final exam marks between the two groups of students was compared. What is the IV?
What is media type of textbook.
Tyrone put 1 mentos each into 3 different brands of soda and measured how high the soda shot up.
What are the independent and dependent variables?
Independent - different brands of soda
Dependent - how high the soda shot up