An experimental study focuses on the effects that the amount of exercise has on the number of calories consumed per day.The number of calories that a participant consumes is represented by the ____.
A)independent variable
B)confounding variable
C)continuous variable
D)dependent variable

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The number of calories consumed by the participant is the variable that is being measured and is dependent on the amount of exercise they engage in, making it the dependent variable. The independent variable is the amount of exercise, confounding variable refers to an extraneous variable that may affect the relationship between the independent and dependent variables, and continuous variable refers to a variable that can take on any value in a given range.

An Experimental Study Focuses on the Effects That the Amount