AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The dependent variable is the variable being tested and measured in an experiment, and is ‘dependent’ on the independent variable. An example of a dependent variable is depression symptoms, which depends on the independent variable (type of therapy).

Detailed explanation-2: -A dependent variable is the variable that changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation. It’s the outcome you’re interested in measuring, and it “depends” on your independent variable. In statistics, dependent variables are also called: Response variables (they respond to a change in another variable)

Detailed explanation-3: -The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment.

Detailed explanation-4: -In an experiment, the independent variable is the characteristic that is manipulated by the researcher to gauge the effect of the changes on the dependent variable. Note that, it is always the resulting change on the dependent variable that is measured by altering the independent variable.

Detailed explanation-5: -Within applied statistics and research, dependent variables can be measured at a categorical level, an ordinal level, or at a continuous level. Categorical dependent variables are used when the outcome of interest is an event or occurrence.