Thursday, December 15, 2011

What is the control, indepedent variable, and dependent variable?

We want to add 10 milliliters of Listerine to 300 milliliters of water, and put some fresh flowers in that vase. Then, in another vase, we鈥檒l have fresh flowers in regular water, and see which flower lasts the longest.





a. Control: The ability to stay fresh.


b. Independent: The flowers in the Listerine mouthwash.


c. Dependant: The flowers in the water.





Is the above stated correct?|||No, I don't think so.





We were told "control" was the "control condition", which would then be the results from the vase with the normal water.





Your IV (Independent variable) is: The Listerine


Your DV (Dependent variable) is: The freshness of the plants.





The independent variable is the one that you manipulate in order to see the results on the dependent variable. The dependent variable must not be changed at all.





For an example, if I was to test two people's anger, and I punch one of them before, the IV is the punch and the DV is the level of anger.|||It's not correct.





Here's the right one:





Control (original setup): regular water





Independent (cause): 10 milliliters of Listerine





Dependent (effect/presumed effect or the one affected or changed): vase with water





*Dependent variable - changes automatically during the experiment when the Independent Variable is changed





that's it :)|||no, the indepedent is the flowers and depedent is flower last longer|||http://www.uncp.edu/home/collierw/ivdv.h鈥?/a>

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