You are conducting a study to see whether a new experimental medication will cause bald men to grow hair. You divide your patients into 2 groups. To one group you give the medication. To the other group, you give a placebo. In this study, the correct terms for the taking of the medication and the growth of hair are the following.
A)both the medication and the hair growth are dependent variables
B)both the medication and the hair growth are independent variables
C)the medication is the dependent variable, and the hair growth is the independent variable
D)the medication is the independent variable, and the hair growth is the dependent variable

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In this study, the medication is the independent variable because it is the condition being manipulated or changed by the researcher. The hair growth is the dependent variable because it is the outcome being measured to see if it changes in response to the manipulation of the independent variable (the medication).

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