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What is the independent manipulated variable in the experiment?
A manipulated variable is the independent variable in an experiment. It’s called “manipulated” because it’s the one you can change. In other words, you can decide ahead of time to increase it or decrease it. In an experiment you should only have one manipulated variable at a time.
What is the variable that changes because of the independent variable?
The independent variable is the cause. Its value is independent of other variables in your study. The dependent variable is the effect. Its value depends on changes in the independent variable.
What is the group affected by the independent variable?
The control group and experimental group are compared against each other in an experiment. The only difference between the two groups is that the independent variable is changed in the experimental group. The independent variable is “controlled” or held constant in the control group.
Which variable is the independent variable?
The independent variable is the variable the experimenter manipulates or changes, and is assumed to have a direct effect on the dependent variable.
What variable can be changed or manipulate?
A manipulated variable is the independent variable in an experiment. It’s called “manipulated” because it’s the one you can change. In other words, you can decide ahead of time to increase it or decrease it.
What variables change in an experiment?
Variables are given a special name that only applies to experimental investigations. One is called the dependent variable and the other the independent variable. The independent variable is the variable the experimenter manipulates or changes, and is assumed to have a direct effect on the dependent variable.
Does the independent variable change the dependent variable?
An easy way to think of independent and dependent variables is, when you’re conducting an experiment, the independent variable is what you change, and the dependent variable is what changes because of that.
Does the dependent variable affect the independent variable?
The independent variable is the one the experimenter controls. The dependent variable is the variable that changes in response to the independent variable. The two variables may be related by cause and effect. If the independent variable changes, then the dependent variable is affected.
Which variable is the independent variable in this experiment — the variable that was manipulated by the researchers?
In a controlled experiment, an independent variable (the cause) is systematically manipulated and the dependent variable (the effect) is measured; any extraneous variables are controlled. The researcher can operationalize (i.e. define) the variables being studied so they can be objectivity measured.
What is the independent and dependent variable in an experiment?
Independent variables (IV): These are the factors or conditions that you manipulate in an experiment. Your hypothesis is that this variable causes a direct effect on the dependent variable. Dependent variables (DV): These are the factor that you observe or measure.
What is a dependent variable in an experiment?
The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment. In a psychology experiment, researchers are looking at how changes in the independent variable cause changes in the dependent variable.
What are scientific variables?
A variable is anything that can change or be changed. In other words, it is any factor that can be manipulated, controlled for, or measured in an experiment.