. A researcher is interested in the effects of a YouTube video on student learning of a topic in statistics (e.g., how to calculate a correlation coefficient). He randomly assigns 50 students to one of two conditions. In one condition, the students read a traditional text. In the second condition, students view a YouTube video. He measures their performance on a post-test. In this scenario, type of instruction (text versus video) serves as the:

a. Independent variable
b. Dependent variable
c. Moderating variable
d. Mediating variable


Ans: a

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