Question

Michael loves playing his clarinet and believes it attracts more rabbits than any other instrument he

has played. In order to test his hypothesis, Michael played a song on his clarinet for a total of 5
minutes and counted the number of rabbits he saw in his front yard. He played the song a total of 3
times on his clarinet and repeated the experiment using a flute and a guitar. He also recorded the
number of rabbits he observed when he was not playing an instrument. The results are shown in the
chart.
Number of Rabbits
TRIAL
NO MUSIC
CLARINET
FLUTE
GUITAR
15
1
2
3
5
3
2
10
12
5
8
9
12
18
7
1) What is the independent variable?
2) What is the dependent variable?
3) What is the experimental group?
4) What is the control group?
5) What is one constant from the experiment above??

Answer 1

Independent variable: type of instrument

Dependent variable: Number of rabbits attracted

Experimental group: The group when he played an instrument

Control group: The group when not playing an instrument

Constant: Same song

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Independent variable is the variable that the experimenter changes or manipulates in an experiment. In this experiment, the variable that is changed is the TYPE OF INSTRUMENT used (clarinet, flute, guitar), hence, it is the independent variable.

2. Dependent variable is the variable that is measured in an experiment. It is the variable that responds to the changes made to the independent variable. In this experiment, the dependent variable is the "NUMBER OF RABBITS ATTRACTED" by the instrument played.

3. Experimental group is the group of an experiment that receives experiment treatment, which is the independent variable. In this case, the experimental group is the GROUP IN WHICH INSTRUMENT WAS PLAYED.

4. Control group is the group that does not receive the experimental treatment. In this case, the control group is the group in which INSTRUMENT WAS NOT PLAYED.

5. Constants are those variables that remains unchanged for all groups throughout the experiment. In this case, one constant is the SAME SONG played.