20-Statisticsandprobability11 q4 Mod20 Identifyingthedependentandindependentvariable
20-Statisticsandprobability11 q4 Mod20 Identifyingthedependentandindependentvariable
Probability
Quarter 4 – Module 20:
Identifying Dependent and
Independent Variables
Statistics and Probability – Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 – Module 20: Identifying Dependent and Independent Variables
First Edition, 2020
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the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
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included in the module.
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What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. In this module, you
will be introduced to the two types of variables: dependent and independent.
Furthermore, you will learn how to distinguish the two.
Are you ready now to study using your ADM module? Good luck and may
you find it helpful.
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What I Know
5. Marco believes that health is wealth. That is why as part of his routine, he
jogs every morning. The number of calories he burns during a jog depends
on the distance he jogs. In the given situation, which are the variables?
A. Marco
B. number of calories
C. distance Marco jogs
D. number of calories Marco burns and distance Marco jogs
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6. Which of the following concepts is TRUE about dependent and independent
variables?
A. Dependent variable is the one being studied and measured.
B. Dependent variable is the one you do not expect to change.
C. Dependent variable causes a change in independent variable.
D. Dependent variable is the variable the experimenter changes or
controls.
7. In graphing the scatter plot, where do you plot the independent variable?
A. origin
B. x-axis
C. y-axis
D. z-axis
8. Andrew knows that through education, he can achieve his dreams. That is
why to support his schooling, Andrew is doing a part-time job. For each hour
of working, he earns Php40. What is the independent variable?
A. Php 40
B. part-time job
C. amount earned
D. hours spent in doing part-time job
9. Jeny and Camille are preparing relief goods to serve at an evacuation center.
The more relief goods they prepare, the more people they will be able to
serve. Which of the following is the dependent variable?
A. Jeny and Camille
B. evacuation center
C. number of relief goods prepared
D. number of people they will be able to serve
10. Suppose a study found that spending time with friends or family decreases
the amount of stress someone is feeling and allows them to perform better
on tests. In the given statement, which represents the dependent variable?
A. total number of tests
B. spending time with friends or family
C. spending stress with friends or family
D. amount of stress someone is feeling
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12. Which of the following sentence structures is CORRECT in featuring
dependent and independent variables?
A. How far you can drive depends on the weight of the car.
B. The amount of gas you have depends on your driver’s license.
C. The amount of gas you have depends on how far you can drive.
D. How far you can drive depends on the amount of gas you have.
13. If the dependent variable is the plant’s height, which of the following
CANNOT possibly be the independent variable?
A. amount of water provided to the plant
B. type of fertilizer provided to the plant
C. exposure of plant to classical music
D. amount of sunlight received by the plant
15. If the dependent variable is the speed of goldfish growth, which of the
following can possibly be the independent variable?
A. type of food
B. type of water
C. size of aquarium
D. all of the above
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Lesson
Dependent and Independent
1 Variables
What’s In
Univariate or
Statements
Bivariate
1. A researcher looked into salary/income and civil status of
government employees.
3. The school nurse recorded the age and the blood pressure
of the teachers.
Guide Questions:
1. How were you able to differentiate univariate from bivariate data?
___________________________________________________________
2. Which among the statements above may deal with relationship between
variables?
___________________________________________________________
When we are examining bivariate data, the two variables could depend on
each other and one variable could influence another. In this case, try to answer the
next activity.
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What’s New
Column A Column B
____ 1. A.
____ 2. B.
____ 3. C.
____ 4. D.
____ 5. E.
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Guide Questions:
1. How did you match each picture in Column A to Column B? What are the things
you considered?
______________________________________________________________________
3. Suppose you didn’t eat breakfast, what could possibly happen to you?
______________________________________________________________________
5. Which situation do you think should happen first before another situation
happens? Explain your answer.
_______________________________________________________________________
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What Is It
In the previous activity, you became familiar with bivariate data. Bivariate
data always involve two variables. One of these variables is the dependent variable
and the other one is the independent variable.
For example, the researcher wants to determine the effects of use of social
media in the academic performance of students in Mathematics.
The bivariate data in the study are use of social media and academic
performance. The academic performance depends on the use of social media, or we
can say that academic performance is affected by the use of social media.
Therefore, independent variable here is the use of social media and the
dependent variable is the academic performance.
affects
INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT
VARIABLE VARIABLE
depends on
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Let’s have more examples.
Identify the dependent and independent variables in the next statements.
Taking a nap in the afternoon makes people more relaxed and less
irritable for the rest of the day. If you want to be more relaxed and less
irritable, it depends on the number of hours you take a nap in the afternoon.
affects
INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT
VARIABLE VARIABLE
depends on
affects
INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT
VARIABLE VARIABLE
improving frequency of
fundamental using Math app
basic skills and (Math Tricks)
retention
depends on
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What’s More
1.
kilowatts used in a
electricity bill
household
2.
person’s running time it takes to run a
speed mile
3.
genes they inherit
height of a person
from their parents
number of
chance of
cigarettes a person 1.
developing cancer
smokes
2.
taking care of our
global warming
natural resources
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tardiness, cutting 3.
chance of dropping classes, and
out absenteeism of a
student
4.
educational opportunities for
attainment high-paying jobs
5.
total calories and number of junk
fat foods you eat
Direction: Complete the following statements. In nos. 3-4, choose the expression
on the parentheses that best completes the sentences.
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What I Can Do
Independent Dependent
Research Title
Variable Variable
Example:
Math Minute and Peer Tutoring in Math Minute student’s mastery
Raising the Level of Student’s and peer tutoring in solving basic
operation
Mastery in Solving Basic
of integers
Operations of Integers
1. Organizational Commitment and
Teaching Performance
of Elementary Teachers in Rizal
2. Conceptual, Interpersonal,
and Technical Skills of Bank
Managers: Their Relationship
to Operational Efficiency
3. Increasing Mathematics
Achievement Through
Contextualized and Localized
Materials
4. Impact of Blended Learning
on Student Achievement in Social
Studies
5. Effectiveness of Exposing
Students to Classical Music
on Reading Comprehension
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Assessment
Directions: Choose the best answer to the given questions or statements. Write
the letter of your choice on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What do you call a data that involves two variables?
A. bivariate
B. constant
C. dependent
D. independent
3. Which of the following variables may change or vary and can be considered
as outcome?
A. bivariate
B. constant
C. dependent
D. independent
6. Which of the following concepts below is NOT TRUE about dependent and
independent variables?
A. The dependent variable causes change in the independent variable.
B. The independent variable causes change in the dependent variable.
C. The dependent variable is affected by the independent variable.
D. The dependent variable depends on the independent variable.
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7. In graphing the scatter plot, where do you plot the dependent variable?
A. origin
B. x-axis
C. y-axis
D. z-axis
8. You want to determine which type of fertilizer helps plants grow the fastest,
so you add a different brand of fertilizer to each plant and see how tall they
grow. What is the independent variable?
A. plants
B. type of fertilizer
C. how plants grow
D. fruit of the plant
9. Students took a test after they studied either in silence or with the television
turned on. What is the dependent variable?
A. silence
B. subject
C. score on test
D. television turned on
10. A team from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is
painting lines on the freeway. The number of hours needed to finish the
project depends on the length of road that needs to be lined. In the given
statement, which represents the independent variable?
A. road
B. length of the road that needs to be lined
C. number of hours need to finish the project
D. Department of Public Works and Highways
12. According to a study, the more time people spend using social media, the
less able they are to express themselves in conversation. In the given
statement, which represents the dependent variable?
A. more time for themselves
B. using social media in conversation
C. more time people spend in using social media
D. less able to express themselves in conversation
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C. The type of soil used depends on the type of grass.
D. Grass doesn’t grow in any type of soil used.
15. If the dependent variable is “increasing the ability to learn in school”, what is
the best possible independent variable?
A. travelling every week
B. taking selfies three times a day
C. eating breakfast in the morning
D. watching television for 12 hours
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Additional Activity
Directions: Give five (5) research proposal titles that involve bivariate data. Identify
the dependent and independent variables in the title.
1. ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
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What’s More
Activity 1.1
1. Electricity bill depends on the kilowatts used in a household.
2. The time it takes to run a mile depends on person’s running speed.
3. Height of a person depends on the genes s/he inherited from his/her parents.
Activity 1.2
1. Chance of developing depends on the number of cigarettes a person
smokes.
2. Global warming depends on how we take care of our natural resources.
3. Chance of dropping out depends on the tardiness, cutting classes, and
absenteeism of a student.
4. Opportunities for high-paying job depends on one’s educational attainment.
5. Total calories and fat depend on the number of junk foods you eat.
Activity 1.3
Independent Variable Dependent Variable
(underline) (encircle)
1. temperature plant pigmentation
2. fertilizer brand plant growth
3. brightness of light moth being attracted to the light
4. time spent on studying test scores
5. educational attainment income
What’s In What’s New
Variables 1. D 4. B
1. salary/income 2. E 5. C
bivariate 3. A
civil status
2. weight univariate
3. age What I Know
bivariate
blood pressure
4. daily sales of ice 1. A 9. D
bivariate 2. C
candy temperature 10. D
5. number of house 3. D 11. A
spend in using 4. C
bivariate 12. D
cellphone 5. D
6. A 13. C
previous grade
7. B 14. D
8. D 15. D
Answer Key
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Assessment Additional Activity
1. A Research titles may vary. Make sure there is
2. D bivariate data involved.
3. C
4. C
5. D What I Can do
6. A Let’s Search in the Research!
7. C Independent Variable Dependent Variable
8. B
1 organizational teaching
9. C
commitment performance
10.B
2 conceptual,
11.B operational efficiency
interpersonal,
12.D technical skills
13.A 3 contextualized and
14.A achievement
localized materials
15.C 4 blended learning student achievement
5 exposing students to reading
classical music comprehension
What I Have Learned What’s More
1. bivariate Activity 1.4
2. independent; dependent
Independent Dependent
3. depends
Variable Variable
4. affects
1 logical thinking critical thinking
5. dependent
6. independent 2 Filipino value
Korenovelas
system
3 collaborative communicative
learning competence
4 grammatical
texting
competence
5 corrupt practices one’s resignation
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