A university is interested in measuring student's confidence in career decisions and the effectiveness of their career counseling center.One group of students is randomly assigned to receive three weeks of career counseling;another group of students is prevented from receiving career counseling during those same three weeks.After three weeks have passed,the university asks students about their confidence in their future career using a scale of 1 to 10,with 10 indicating highest confidence.What is the independent variable?
A) the student's confidence score about the future career
B) the type of university attended
C) whether or not the student received career counseling
D) the number of weeks of counseling services

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The independent variable is the variable that is being manipulated by the researcher. In this case, the independent variable is whether or not the student received career counseling. The other variables (confidence score, type of university, and number of weeks of counseling services) are either outcomes or controlled variables.

A University Is Interested in Measuring Student's Confidence in Career