Variables & Scatter Plots

Front

Identify the independent variable: If students spend more time using TikTok, then they will read fewer books.

Back

amount of time on TikTok

Front

What is the dependent variable when spending time with a family dog decreases stress?

Back

amount of stress

Front

Identify the independent variable: Eating breakfast in the morning increases the ability to learn in school.

Back

eating breakfast

Front

Identify the independent variable in the study where students watched a cartoon either alone or with others, then rated its funniness on a scale of 1-10.

Back

watching a cartoon alone or with others

Front

Identify the dependent variable in a study where workers were assigned to either complete a stress management training or not, and the number of sick days taken was counted over 2 months.

Back

number of sick days

Front

Independent variable in a study comparing final exam grades between students using traditional and interactive textbooks.

Back

type of textbook

Front

Dependent variable in the statement: "Vitamin could extend a person's life expectancy."

Back

life span

Front

What is the independent variable in the question: "Do tomatoes grow faster under fluorescent, incandescent, or natural light?"

Back

type of light

Front

The size of the bubble is the __________ variable.

Back

dependent

Front

Say you want to know whether caffeine affects your appetite. The presence/absence of a given amount of caffeine would be the __________ variable. How hungry you are would be the __________ variable.

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independent , dependent