Question

Marianne designs an experiment involving electrically charged objects. She wants to know which objects will be attracted to a negatively charged balloon. Identify the test variable, the outcome variable, and the control variable for this experiment.
What is the outcome variable in Marianne's experiment?

(You don't need to include the control variable or test variable, you just need to write the outcome variable in her experiment.)

Answer 1

Answer:

OUTCOME VARIABLE: Attraction to negatively charged balloon

Explanation:

In an experiment, two major variables must be included viz: the independent variable and the dependent variable. The independent variable also referred to as the test variable is the variable that is being changed in the experiment while the dependent or outcome variable is the variable that responds to the changes made to the independent variable. The outcome variable is the variable that is measured in an experiment.

In this experiment involving Marianne wanting to know which objects will be attracted to a negatively charged balloon. The type of objects are the independent variable while the ATTRACTION is the outcome or dependent variable as it is dependent on the type of object used.