Question

Which of the following represents the independent variable in the following hypothesis?

If diet affects weight, then people who eat less will lose weight.

A/diet
B?weight
D/people

Answer 1

your diet depends on how much you eat

Answer 2

the diet. Think of it this way... thin independant variable is the one I change...I is the first letter in independant variable. So I'm changing my diet, My weight would be the dependant variable because its' change DEPENDES on the Independant variable. I this case the diet.