Dependent vs Independent Variable

Question

Dr. James studied how art lessons in drawing reduce daily stress levels. A sample of 250 employees representing a large corporation in a busy metropolitan area participated in the study. Results showed that there was a -.75 correlation between X and Y.

5. The dependent variable in Dr. James’ study is:

Daily Stress Levels?

Answer 1

Yes - daily stress levels. The dependent variable is the outcome variable that you are interested in learning more about. In this case, the independent variable is represented by the art lessons and you are interested in how that potentially affects (more specifically, reduces) daily stress levels.