A waitress is interested in whether providing candy at the end of a meal to her customers can have a positive impact on the tips she receives. She either does or does not provide candy to her customers when she delivers the final check. The waitress then records the amount of the tip she receives from the dining party. What would tips be in this study?
A) a construct
B) an independent variable
C) a random variable
D) a dependent variable

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Tips are the variable being measured and therefore are the dependent variable. The independent variable is whether or not candy was provided, which is manipulated by the waitress.

A Waitress Is Interested in Whether Providing Candy at the End