Define Independent Variable and Dependent Variable

question 68

Short Answer

Define independent variable and dependent variable. If a researcher hypothesizes that having one's self-esteem threatened leads to less prejudice, which is the independent variable and which is the dependent variable?

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Definitions:

Normality

Normality is a statistical assumption that data or errors are distributed in a normal (or Gaussian) pattern, centered around the mean with symmetrical variability.

Pie Chart

A pie chart is a circular graph divided into slices to illustrate numerical proportion, where the arc length of each slice is proportional to the quantity it represents.

Homoscedasticity

A condition in which the variance within a dataset remains constant across different levels of an independent variable.

Error Variable

A variable in statistical models that captures the difference between observed and predicted values.