A researcher wants to investigate the possibility that diabetic patients who are allowed to cook their own meals will adhere to dietary restrictions better than patients who do not. What is the dependent variable?
a. Adherence to dietary restrictions
b. Diabetes
c. Dietary restrictions
d. Meal cooking
ANS: A
It is hypothesized that cooking one's meals will lead to better compliance with dietary restrictions. Self-cooking influences compliance. Adherence is what the researcher wants to influence and is the independent variable.
The study population appears to be patients with diabetes, so diabetes is constant and not a variable. It is hypothesized that cooking one's meals will lead to better compliance with dietary restrictions. Self-cooking influences compliance. Adherence is what the researcher wants to influence and is the independent variable.
Actually, all patients in the population have dietary restrictions, so this is not a variable. It is hypothesized that cooking one's meals will lead to better compliance with dietary restrictions. Self-cooking influences compliance. Adherence is what the researcher wants to influence and is the independent variable.
Meal cooking is the independent variable. It is hypothesized that cooking one's meals will lead to better compliance with dietary restrictions. Self-cooking influences compliance. Adherence is what the researcher wants to influence and is the independent variable.
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