The _____________ Variable Is What Is Measured in an Experiment

question 29

Multiple Choice

The _____________ variable is what is measured in an experiment to see if it was affected by the ______________ variable.

• A) independent; extraneous
• B) independent; dependent
• C) extraneous; independent
• D) dependent; independent

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Definitions:

Population Parameter

A numerical value that describes a characteristic of an entire population, such as the mean or standard deviation.

Point Estimate

A single value given as the best guess or estimate of a population parameter based on sample data.

Interval Estimate

An interval estimate is a range of values derived from sample statistics that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.

Population Parameter

A numerical value summarizing the entire population that can often be estimated by a statistic derived from a sample.