Jason wants to know if student grades are impacted by being involved in a romantic relationship. In Jason's study, grades are the:
A) independent variable
B) dependent variable
C) control variable
D) spurious variable

Question

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Grades are the variable being measured in this study, therefore they are the dependent variable. The independent variable would be whether or not a student is involved in a romantic relationship. Control variables are other factors that could impact grades, but are being held constant in the study. Spurious variables are variables that appear to be related, but actually have no causal relationship.

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