ANSWERS TO STATISTICS
Independent variable (IV):
A variable that when manipulated gives an effect on dependent variable.
Examples of Independent variables
- Education
- Drought
- Food
- Drugs,
- Depression etc
COVARIATES
These are other factors that can also have an effect in an experiment.
Examples of covariates
- Time spent on manipulating independent variable
- Number of sessions used in an experiment
- Number of doses of a drug
- Duration of experiment
- Environment etc.
DEPENDENT VARIABLES
A variable that is being measured after manipulation of independent variable.
Examples of Dependent variables
- Health,
- Anxiety,
- Aggression,
- Wellbeing,
- Happiness,
- Anger, etc.