RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A dependent variable is what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment. The dependent variable responds to the independent variable. It is called dependent because it “depends” on the independent variable.

Detailed explanation-2: -The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment. 1 For example, in a study looking at how tutoring impacts test scores, the dependent variable would be the participants’ test scores since that is what is being measured.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is something that depends on other factors. For example, a test score could be a dependent variable because it could change depending on several factors such as how much you studied, how much sleep you got the night before you took the test, or even how hungry you were when you took it.

Detailed explanation-4: -A dependent variable is the one which we can test in a scientific experiment, in order to get its values. The dependent variable is obviously ‘dependent’ on the independent variable. Hence as the experimenter changes the independent variable, we can now observe and record the change in the dependent variable.

Detailed explanation-5: -The observations and measurements recorded during an experiment are called data. Data collection is a very important part of the scientific method, as it helps the experimenter to keep track of what is happening during the experiment. Data can be quantitative, in the form of numbers such as measurements.