Dr. Kettle wants to know if the type of lighting (fluorescent or incandescent) under which participants read affects the number of pages of text that they can read in one hour. The dependent variable in this experiment is
A) the type of lighting.
B) the amount of light.
C) fluorescent lighting.
D) incandescent lighting.
E) the number of pages of text read in one hour.

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The dependent variable is the outcome that the researcher is interested in measuring or observing, which in this case is "the number of pages of text read in one hour." This variable depends on the type of lighting the participants are exposed to.

Dr Kettle Wants to Know If the Type of Lighting