Caroline's mother refuses to let her go out of the house with wet hair. In an effort to prove to her mother that wet hair does not cause illness she designs an experiment. Which of the following would be her dependent variable?

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The dependent variable is the variable being measured, which in this case is physical health. Caroline is attempting to prove that wet hair does not cause illness, so her focus is on measuring if her physical health is impacted. Thus, physical health is the dependent variable.

Caroline's Mother Refuses to Let Her Go Out of the House