EDUCATION UGC NET
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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Question
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The variable which impacts the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable is known as
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control variable
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predictor variable
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precedent variable
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antecedent variable
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A confounding variable, or confounder, affects the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.
Detailed explanation-2: -If y represents the dependent variable and x the independent variable, this relationship is described as the regression of y on x. The relationship can be represented by a simple equation called the regression equation.
Detailed explanation-3: -The independent variable is the variable the experimenter manipulates or changes and is assumed to directly affect the dependent variable. For example, allocating participants to drug or placebo conditions (independent variable) to measure any changes in the intensity of their anxiety (dependent variable).
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