Examples
- Effects of vitamin C on life span
- In a study whether taking vitamin C pills daily make you live longer, researchers will dictate the vitamin C intake of a group of people over time. One part of the group will be given vitamin C pills daily. The other part of the group will be given a placebo pill. Nobody in the group knows which part they are in. The researchers will check the life span of the people in both groups. Here, the dependent variable is the life span and the independent variable is the vitamin C.
- Effect of fertilizer on plant growth
- In a study measuring the influence of different quantities of fertilizer on plant growth, the independent variable would be the amount of fertilizer used. The dependent variables would be the growth in height and/or mass of the plant. The controlled variables would be the type of plant, the type of fertilizer, the amount of sunlight the plant gets, the size of the pots, etc.
- Effect of drug dosage on symptom severity
- In a study of how different doses of a drug affect the severity of symptoms, a researcher could compare the frequency and intensity of symptoms when different doses are administered. Here the independent variable is the dose and the dependent variable is the frequency/intensity of symptoms.
- Effect of time on speed (measurement of acceleration)
- In measuring the acceleration of a vehicle, speed varies with time but time does not vary with speed. Here, time is the independent variable, and speed is the dependent variable. Note, however, for speeds approaching the speed of light, time does vary with speed. The effect is very small for speeds much less than that of light.
- Effect of temperature on pigmentation
- In measuring the amount of color removed from beetroot samples at different temperatures, temperature is the independent variable and amount of pigment removed is the dependent variable.
- Effect of education on wealth
- In sociology, in measuring the effect of education on income or wealth, the dependent variable is level of income/wealth and the independent variable is the education level of the individual.
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