Variables that are measured, that result from changes in another variable (treatment), and get plotted on the y axis are called the ..... variable.

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Variables that are measured, that result from changes in another variable (treatment), and get plotted on the y axis are called the ____ variable.

A	dependent
B	constant
C	independent
D	control

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -The independent variable belongs on the x-axis (horizontal line) of the graph and the dependent variable belongs on the y-axis (vertical line).

Detailed explanation-4: -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 depend on the independent variable (type of therapy).

Detailed explanation-5: -The dependent variable is the item that responds to the change of the independent variable. The dependent variable depends/changes when the independent variable is changed.

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