Ricardo develops a research study to help answer his research question: Do individuals in the northeast part of the United States have a different dialect than individuals in the southern part of the United States? He interviews individuals from Louisiana and Mississippi as well as from Maine and New Hampshire. He is interested in studying their dialects. He interviews 30 individuals in each of two age groups: 15-30 years of age and 31-75 years of age. He has all participants read and record a preselected passage three times. He then codes their dialects based on a coding system and has two other researchers code the dialects as well. Based on this information which of the following would be considered the dependent variable (DV)?

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The dependent variable (DV) is the variable that is being measured and studied in the research study. In this case, the variable being measured and studied is the dialect coding. The geographic origin and age of participants are the independent variables (IVs) being manipulated, while the gender of participants is not mentioned as a variable being studied.

Ricardo Develops a Research Study to Help Answer His Research