For each item below, indicate which variable is more likely to be the independent variable (IV) and which is the dependent variable (DV). (a) Cholesterol and age group (b) Exercise and blood pressure (c) Patient satisfaction and hospital unit/floor
Independent variable is the one that is altered by the examiner and the dependent variable responds to the changes in the independent variable. The dependent variable is the one, which we measure in the experiment.
(a) Cholesterol and age group: Age group - Independent variable; cholesterol - Dependent variable
(b) Exercise and blood pressure: Exercise - Independent variable; Blood pressure - Dependent variable
(c) Patient satisfaction and hospital unit/floor: Hospital unit/floor - Independent variable; Patient satisfaction - Dependent variable
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