Question

Dr. Blume is interested in methods for lowering blood pressure. He recruits 120 adults with high blood pressure and assigns them to one of three treatment groups-one group will take a daily pill, one group will be placed on a special diet, and one group will participate in an exercise boot camp. The independent variable is __________ and the dependent variable is __________.

Answer 1

The independent variable is the treatment type and the dependent variable is the blood pressure.

Explanation:

The dependent variable is the blood pressure because depending of the treatment type, the blood pressure will vary.