In an attempt to determine whether noise interferes with performance,Marc randomly assigns participants to take a math test either while listening to loud music or in silence.In this study,the presence of absence of noise would be considered the:

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The independent variable is the one that is manipulated by the researcher to see its effect on the dependent variable. In this case, the presence or absence of noise (loud music or silence) is being manipulated to see its effect on performance. Therefore, the presence or absence of noise is the independent variable.

In an Attempt to Determine Whether Noise Interferes with Performance,Marc