If an experimenter wanted to find out if taking a multi-vitamin daily reduced the number of colds experienced by students during the fall semester of school, the number of colds experienced by the students would be the _______ variable.

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The number of colds experienced by the students is the dependent variable because it is the outcome that the experimenter is measuring, which is expected to change as a result of manipulating the independent variable (taking a multi-vitamin daily).

If an Experimenter Wanted to Find Out If Taking a Multi-Vitamin