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    Date________________
    8/11 Variables: Ind. and Dep.

    Independent and Dependent Variables:

    Part 1 Directions: Identify the independent and dependent variables in the following statements.

    1) The more time people spend using social media, the less they read books.

    Independent Variable: usage of social media

    Dependent Variable: number of books read

    2) Drinking energy drinks makes people more aggressive.

    Independent Variable: energy drinks

    Dependent Variable: number of holes in the wall

    3) Taking a nap in the afternoon makes people more focused for the rest of the day.

    Independent Variable: napping

    Dependent Variable: number of tasks completed

    4) Spending time with a family dog decreases the amount of stress someone is feeling.

    Independent Variable: dog time

    Dependent Variable: number of brain waves transmitted

    5) Eating breakfast in the morning increases the ability to learn in school.

    Independent Variable: eating breakfast

    Dependent Variable: number of things learned


    Part 2 Directions…More Challenging: Identify the independent and dependent variables in the following descriptions
    of experiments:

    1) Students watched a cartoon either alone or with others and then rated how funny they found the cartoon to be.

    Independent Variable: who watched


    Dependent Variable:
    humor

    2) A comprehension test was given to students after they had studied textbook material either in silence or with the
    television turned on.

    Independent Variable: sound and study

    Dependent Variable: score on test

    3) Some elementary school teachers were told that a child’s parents were college graduates, and other teachers were
    told that the child’s parents had not finished high school; they then rated the child’s grades.

    Independent Variable: what they were told

    Dependent Variable: rates of grades

    4) Workers at a company were assigned to one of two conditions: One group completed a stress management training
    program; another group of workers did not participate in the training. The number of sick days taken by these workers
    was examined for the next 2 months.

    Independent Variable: assigned position

    Dependent Variable: number of sick days

    5) Students at a University were split into two groups and each received a different text for a philosophy course. Once
    group received a traditional text book, while the other received an interactive textbook on a tablet computer. After the
    course, the final exam grades between the two groups of students was compared.

    Independent Variable: textbook type

    Dependent Variable: exam grade


    Control group vs Experimental group

    1. Workers at a company were assigned to one of two conditions: One group completed a stress management
    training program; another group of workers did not participate in the training. The number of sick days taken by
    these workers was examined for the next 2 months.

    a. What is the experimental group? stress management training program

    b. What is the control group? no training

    2. Students at a University were split into two groups and each received a different text for a philosophy course.
    Once group received a traditional textbook, while the other received an interactive textbook on a tablet
    computer. After the course, the final exam grades between the two groups of students was compared.

    a. What is the experimental group? interactive textbook

    b. What is the control group? traditional textbook

    3. A new diabetes medicine was releases and an experiment was conducted to see its effectiveness on lowering
    blood sugar. One group was given the medicine once a day for 2 weeks, another group was given a placebo (pill
    with no medicine). After the 2 weeks, the blood sugar was recorded.

    a. What is the experimental group? medicine group

    b. What is the control group? plecebo goup

    Types of Data

    Next to each description, write whether it is Quantitative or Qualitative data.

    The shoes are blue: qualitive

    Alex is 100 cm tall: quantitive

    The solution is bubbling: qualitive

    The solution is 50 mL: quantitive

    The sweater is soft: qualitive

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