Which of the following terms is correctly paired with its description?
A)An independent variable is a variable whose value changes for one reason or another.
B)A dependent variable is a variable directly affected as a result of a change in an another dependent variable.
C)A correlation coefficient shows the frequency of occurrence of a dependent variable.
D)A correlation coefficient shows the frequency of occurrence of an independent.variable

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An independent variable is a variable that is manipulated or changed by the researcher, and it is expected to have an effect on the dependent variable.

Answer: B
 A dependent variable is the variable that is being observed or measured, and it is expected to change as a result of the manipulation of the independent variable.

Answer: D
 This description is not correct. A correlation coefficient is a measure of the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables, which can be either independent or dependent variables.

Therefore, the best choice(s) are A and B.

Which of the Following Terms Is Correctly Paired with Its