Difference between revisions of "Dependant variable"
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b. the variable whose behavior under controlled conditions (that are allowed to change in an organized manner) is studied.<ref>http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/dependent-variable.html</ref> | b. the variable whose behavior under controlled conditions (that are allowed to change in an organized manner) is studied.<ref>http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/dependent-variable.html</ref> | ||
| − | c. the variable to be explained (the ‘effect”).<ref>Quantitative Reasoning, Mt Holyoke College; https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/etownsle/qr/Independent%20and%20dependent%20variables.htm</ref> | + | c. the variable to be explained (the ‘effect”).<ref name="Holyoke">Quantitative Reasoning, Mt Holyoke College; https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/etownsle/qr/Independent%20and%20dependent%20variables.htm</ref> |
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"The idea is that one variable is the effect of another variable or, to say it another way, that one variable precedes and/or causes another. | "The idea is that one variable is the effect of another variable or, to say it another way, that one variable precedes and/or causes another. | ||
| − | The dependent variable is the variable to be explained (the | + | The dependent variable is the variable to be explained (the ‘[[effect]]”)." |
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| + | ''Quantitative Reasoning, Mt Holyoke College''<ref name="Holyoke"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 29 March 2020
Defintions
scientific 1. noun
a. the variable that will change as a result of your test[1]
b. the variable whose behavior under controlled conditions (that are allowed to change in an organized manner) is studied.[2]
c. the variable to be explained (the ‘effect”).[3]
Dependant variable in Context
"The idea is that one variable is the effect of another variable or, to say it another way, that one variable precedes and/or causes another. The dependent variable is the variable to be explained (the ‘effect”)."
Quantitative Reasoning, Mt Holyoke College[3]
References
- ↑ Army Educational Outreach Program:Variables, Constants, and Controls; http://static.nsta.org/ecybermission-files/helpdocs/Variables%20Constants%20and%20Controls.pdf
- ↑ http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/dependent-variable.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Quantitative Reasoning, Mt Holyoke College; https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/etownsle/qr/Independent%20and%20dependent%20variables.htm
