Which of these is an example of an independent
variable and its effect on a dependent variable?
A. age and race
B. burgers and hotdogs
C. the Sun and the temperature outside
D. cooking at home and ordering takeout

Respuesta :

The independent variable is the one that causes a response in the dependent variable. Option C. the Sun and the temperature outside

What is an independent variable?

Refers to all the variables in an experiment that provoke a response in another variable.

An independent variable is the one that changes or is controlled and modified in the experiment to analyze how another variable responds to it. It changes to analyze its effects on the dependent variable.

What is a dependent variable?

Refers to the variable, which response depends on any change in the independent variable.

It represents a quantity of something whose value depends on how the independent variable is modified. The change in the dependent variable might be proportional or inversely proportional to the change in the manipulated variable.

In the exposed example, the correct option is C. the Sun and the temperature outside.

  • The Sun ⇒ Independent variable ⇒ According to how its proximity fluctuates it provoke a temperature change.

  • Temperature ⇒ Dependent variable ⇒ It depends on the Sun

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