The complete question is as follows:
A cow is given a growth hormone and then compared to another cow that was not given a growth hormone. Both cows were weighed at 2 years. What is the independent variable?
if the cow is given growth hormone or not
weight of the cow
same cows
type of growth hormone
Answer:
The correct answer is - if the cow is given growth hormone or no
Explanation:
The independent variable is here is if the growth hormone is given or not as the variable which is subject to change or manipulated during an investigation and affects the dependent variable is known as the independent variable.
Due to this independent variable manipulation the weight of the cows might be different which makes the weights as the dependent variable.