Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
Which of the following would not be an appropriate synonym for the dependent variable?
AOutcome variable
BResponse variable
CEffect variable
DExperimental variable ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Experimental variable — Experimental variable is not an appropriate synonym for the dependent variable, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Experimental variable is not an appropriate synonym for the dependent variable, so that is the answer.
★The dependent variable is the effect that the experiment measures.
★So it is fairly called the outcome variable, the response variable or the effect variable.
★The experimental variable, however, usually points to the treatment, that is, the independent variable.
★So calling the dependent variable an experimental variable confuses the effect with the cause.
★Since the other three fit the effect, only experimental variable is not an appropriate synonym.
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