Question

Students at a university were split into two groups and each received a different text for a philosophy course. One group received a traditional text book, while the other received an interactive textbook on a tablet computer after the course the final exam marks between the two groups of students was compared
What’s the independent variable

What’s the dependent variable

Answer 1

Independent variable - The kind of text book used

Dependent variable - Final exam marks

This is because independent variables are the ones you control, usually 2 of them, to see the impact of them.

The dependant variable is dependent on the independent variable and needs to be measurable.