What is the independent variable in the hypothesis "Baccalaureate degree prepared nurses will practice more rehabilitative nursing measures on a client in an ICU than will associate degree prepared nurses"?

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The independent variable is the factor that is manipulated or varied by the researcher to observe its effect on another variable. In this hypothesis, the "type of educational background of nurses" (whether they have a baccalaureate or associate degree) is the variable that is being manipulated to see its effect on the practice of rehabilitative nursing measures.

What Is the Independent Variable in the Hypothesis "Baccalaureate Degree