Question

One group of new freshmen is given a study-skills training course during the first week of college and a second group does not receive the course. At the end of the semester, the grade point average is recorded for each student. For this study, what is the dependent variable

Answer 1

The dependent variable is the grade point average recorded for each student.

Explanation:

The dependent variable is defined as the variable that is to be tested or even measured in an experiment.

In this question, At the end of the semester, the variable that is being tested is the grade point average for each student.

Thus it is the dependent variable.