Week 1 DQ 2

How would you define dependent and independent variables? What is their significance in research? Explain with examples.

Independent variables are the variables that are manipulated to then analyze the effect on the dependent variable. Although, there is not necessarily manipulation of the independent variable but allows for breaking them into groups that fit into specific properties for the example I found to explain thisa little clearer isa study of white cell count between the two genders. There is not a manipulation, but theindependent variables are male and female and the dependent variable (what is measured)is the white blood cell counts of the genders (StatSoft Electronic Statistics Textbook, 2012).

An example from a previous class would be...