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Select the "best" definition of a variable below. A variable is...

Anything that can be measured/categorized and has at least two values

Anything that can be measured or categorized and has at least 1 value

Something that is being measured or predicted

Something that influences or explains something else

Select the "best" definition of an independent variable. An independent variable is...

A variable that influences or explains another variable

A variable that is being measured or predicted.

Output

Response variable

Select the "best" definition of an dependent variable. A dependent variable is...

Any variable that is being influenced by another variable

An outcome variable

A response variable

All of these options

In the following research question, please identify the independent and dependent variable. "Is there a gender difference in heart rate recovery time?"

Gender = independent; heart rate recovery time = dependent

SAT score = independent variable; 5 regions = dependent variable

I don't know

In the following research question, please identify the independent and dependent variables. "Does ethnicity and income have an effect on marital satisfaction.?"

Ethnicity = independent variable; income = independent variabe; marital satisfacation = dependent variable

Ethnicity = independent variable; income = dependent variabe; marital satisfacation = independent variable

Ethnicity = dependent variable; income = independent variabe; marital satisfacation = independent variable

I don't know

In the following research question, please identify the independent and dependent variables. "Where there changes in blood pressure scores on the pretest, posttest, and 3 month follow-up?"

Blood pressure = dependent variable; time = independent variable

Blood pressure = independent variable; time = dependent variable

I don't know

In the following research question, please identify the independent and dependent variables. "Does gender and classroom size effect scores on a fear of statistics scale?"

Gender = independent variable; class size = independent variable; fear of stats = dependent

Gender = dependent variable; class size = independent variable; fear of stats = independent

Gender = dependent variable; class size = dependent variable; fear of stats = independent

I don't know

In the following research question, please identify the independent and dependent variables. "Is there an association between participation in a rehabilitation program and 2nd arrest for first time criminals?"

Program participation = independent variable; 2nd arrest = dependent variable

Program participation = dependent variable; 2nd arrest = independent variable

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