A researcher is interested in the influence of after-school supervision of juveniles on their at-risk behaviors. 50 Juveniles participated in an experiment in which 25 juveniles were supervised and 25 were not supervised. A survey asked about their behaviors after school and the researcher recorded the total number of at-risk behaviors in a 2 week period. The number of at-risk behaviors is the _______ variable. a) random b) manipulated c) independent d) dependent

Respuesta :

Answer:

d) dependent

Explanation:

When one variable influences another variable and acts independently it is called the independent variable.

The variable which gets influenced by the independent variable is called the dependent variable.

Here, the influence of after-school supervision of juveniles on their at-risk behaviors is being determined. So, the variable influencing the behavior of the juveniles is the after school supervision. Hence, the number of at risk behavior is the dependent variable and the after school supervision is the independent variable.