response variable
Britishnoun
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The affected variable is called the response variable.
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In a randomized experiment, the researcher manipulates values of the explanatory variable and measures the resulting changes in the response variable.
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Different outcomes measured in the response variable, therefore, must be a direct result of the different treatments.
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In order to prove that the explanatory variable is causing a change in the response variable, it is necessary to isolate the explanatory variable.
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Participants in the control group receive a placebo treatment that looks exactly like the active treatments but cannot influence the response variable.
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