Penny Poodle wanted to know which dog obedience training program was more effective: Puppy Pride, the approach she has been using for many years, or Doggie Do-Right, a new approach.Penny convinced 50 human companions of untrained dogs to participate in her study.The dogs and their humans were randomly assigned to complete the Puppy Pride or Doggie Do-Right course.At the end of the training programs, all of the dogs were scored on their level of obedience on a standardized dog obedience checklist (scores could range from 10 to 100).In this study, ______ is the dependent variable.

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The dependent variable is the variable being measured or observed in the study, and in this case, it is the score on the dog obedience checklist. Therefore, the correct answer is C. A refers to one of the training programs, B refers to the independent variable, and D is not relevant to this particular study as all participants received some form of training.

Penny Poodle Wanted to Know Which Dog Obedience Training Program