Week 4: Research Variables

A variable is a characteristic or feature that varies, or changes within a study. The opposite of variable is constant: something that doesn't change.

We will study independent variables, dependent variables, and confounding or intervening variables. In this section, we will focus on how to identify and distinguish Independent from Dependent variables, and the roles these variables play in a research study.

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