Okay what do you need to know
Grace Murray Hopper invented it
Answer:
On-site food services is the INDEPENDENT variable and the weight gain is the DEPENDENT variable
Explanation:
Variables can be dependent or independent. An independent variable is the one used by the researcher to test its degree of influence on the dependent variable. The dependent variable, as the name implies, relies on changes in the independent variable to effect its own changes.
In the question, it is obvious that weight gain among the first year students is dependent on on-site food services