There is a new breath mint with a secret ingrediant that no other breath mints have. Group A gets the new breath mint after eating onions and group b gets a regular mint after eating onions.
Which people are in the control group?
What is the independant variable?
What is the dependant variable?
This is something from an example at school.
2006-09-14 10:49:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
If you answer this, include your reasoning. I think I need a better understanding of variables all together, rather than help on this particular problem.
2006-09-14 11:19:30 · update #1
The group with the regular mints are the control group (you know what the outcome will be, therefore they are fixed responses).
As for the independent and dependent variables, I can't tell you for 100% sure, so I won't even try.
Hope my part answer helps you out a little bit!!
2006-09-14 10:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by slim1234 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Control: Group B, because you are testing group A.
Independent Variable: Onions-Bad breath- because nothing is affecting it.
Dependent Variable: The breath mints- because it is what is being tested and it needs the bad breath or it can't be tested.
2006-09-14 11:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by Jessica 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ask your self... is___________dependent upon___________. what ever makes sense in the first part is the dependent variable. the other is the independent variable. your first responder had the right answer for the control group.
2006-09-14 10:57:46 · answer #3 · answered by Readers 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋