Question

An experimental study focuses on the effects that the amount of exercise has on the number of calories consumed per day. The number of calories that a participant consumes is represented by the ____.

Answer 1

Answer: Dependent Variable

Explanation:

When conducting an experiment such as the one described in the question above, there are a number of variables that are expected to be used and one of such variables is the dependent variable. Another is independent variable we also have continuous variable and confounding variable.

So to know the effects of the exercise on the amount of calories consumed, one will need to represent the calories by the “dependent variable” and this is because the dependent variable represents the output or outcome and it is the dependent variable whose variation is being studied.