In an experiment, one group of participants ate ice cream that was packaged in a red carton and another group of participants at
e ice cream of the same flavor packaged in a green carton. Participants were asked to rate the ice cream on a scale of 1 to 5. In this scenario, the independent variable is the.
The independent variable (cause) is the color of the carton, which is green.
<h3>The types of variables.</h3>
In an experiment, there are two (2) main types of variables and these include:
Dependent variable
Independent variable
<h3>What is an independent variable?</h3>
An independent variable can be defined as the variable that is being manipulated by an experimenter or researcher. Thus, it is typically considered to be <u>the cause</u> in an experiment.
In this scenario, the independent variable (cause) is the color of the carton, which is green.
