A farmer wishes to test the effects of a new fertilizer on her potato yield. She has four equal-sized plots ofland-- one with sandy soil, one with rocky soil, one with clay-rich soil, and one with average soil. She divideseach of the four plots into three equal-sized portions and randomly labels them A, B, and C. The four Aportions of land are treated with her old fertilizer. The four B portions are treated with the new fertilizer, andthe four Cʹs are treated with no fertilizer. At harvest time, the potato yield is recorded for each section of land.What is the response variable in this experiment?
A) the potato yield recorded for each section of land
B) the type of fertilizer (old, new, or none)
C) the section of land (A, B, or C)
D) the four types of soil

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The response variable in an experiment is the outcome or variable that is measured to determine the effect of the experimental treatments. In this case, the potato yield recorded for each section of land is the outcome that is being measured to assess the effects of different fertilizers and soil types, making it the response variable.

A Farmer Wishes to Test the Effects of a New