Mar
Intro to Research Design~ How to Identify the IV and DV
For many first year students in Australia, this week saw your introduction to research design. It can take some practice to identify an independent variable (IV) and dependant variable (DV). Remember, whatever you are measuring, that’s your DV!
Sometimes your IV cannot be manipulated by you (at least legally and morally ~:-), for example, if you need a group of people who have a broken leg, are parents or you are looking at gender differences.
Also, depending on your research question any variable can be either an IV or DV. Here is a vid to help you further familiarise yourself with the concepts and the link to my playlist on YouTube with others can be clicked below. Enjoy!
Introduction to Research Methods: IVs and DVs (YouTube playlist)
What IVs and DVs have you been looking at recently?
