Independent Variable Dependent Variable Exercise

ServTech\Fortes cue.M\PSY.150.As gmt.1.Fall.04 1 INDEPENDENT VARIABLE - DEPENDENT VARIABLE EXERCISE * Independent variable - The variable that is manipulated to test its effects on the d epend ent variable. * Dependent variable - The variable that is measured to see how it is changed by manipulations in the ind epend ent variable. Scenarios 1. Coach Jones has noticed that her players tend to shoot a higher percentage from the free throw line when they play away, rather than at home. Surprised at this trend , she and her assistants d ecid e to test this by comparing free-throw percentages over the course of a year. a. Ind epend ent variable- Game location (home and away games) b. Depend ent variable- Free-throw percentages (how well the team shoots free-throws) 2. Mr. Feld man has noticed the stud ents in his high school Biology class tend to d o better on tests taken on Frid ay, rather than tests taken on Mond ay. He d ecid es to test the hypotheses. a. Ind epend ent variable- Day of the test (Monday or Friday) b. Depend ent variable- Test scores 3. John, Wend y, and Sean, all avid fishermen, have noticed that they