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dreamz

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IV and DV
« on: October 10, 2009, 12:30:43 pm »
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hey can some1 help in how to learn this chapter is sooooooo hard. is there a way to remember the IV and DV
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Re: IV and DV
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2009, 12:52:01 pm »
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it's not hard :S it's just the IV is the variable you are controlling & manipulating, and the DV is the variable that depends on what the IV is.
for example: an experiment testing recall and recognition as measures of retention. so the IV would be either using recall or recognition, and the DV would the no. of correct words answered on a test.
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Re: IV and DV
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2009, 01:18:30 pm »
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Variation in the IV alters the DV. I.E. Age alters reading ability - reading ability does not alter age. So the IV is age; the DV reading ability

Easiest to remember it that way, I think.
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Re: IV and DV
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2009, 03:13:49 pm »
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IV is what is being changed
DV what u are measuring
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