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Background: Researchers may use various approaches to their research—humanities versus sciences orientation, induction versus deduction, or exploratory versus confirmatory research. No matter what approach researchers use, they will collect data on variables related to their topic. Variables are aspects of a research question that can take on more than one value. Researchers define variables, look for relationships between them, and try to understand what causes them.

This activity will help you identify dependent and independent variables, as well as complexities that can make this identification difficult.