tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post1962903884520373318..comments2023-12-20T19:30:28.788-05:00Comments on Fixing Psychology: Stats Help: Dependent vs. Independent Variables - Understanding the DifferenceEric Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-59977121265934737172015-05-31T00:02:42.803-04:002015-05-31T00:02:42.803-04:00Jorge, usually the terms label the intended functi...Jorge, usually the terms label the intended function of the variables in the study. So, you would say something like: "I did a study with room color as the independent variable, and anger as the dependent variable, but the results were not statistically significant." My guess is that this convention arose because the terms are commonly used when proposing a study, and the final report Eric Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-53399762681331377572015-05-24T11:37:06.054-04:002015-05-24T11:37:06.054-04:00Let´s imagine for the first example that the room ...Let´s imagine for the first example that the room color doesn´t produce any anger change in the people. Is the anger still a dependent variable?Jorge Campohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469017420000014493noreply@blogger.com