Given this hypothesis answer the following two questions. Middle school students in an urban school who are trained in discussion techniques perform better on written tests of persuasive essays than those students who are not trained in discussion techniques.
-The independent variable in the above stated hypothesis is:
A) Urban school.
B) Training in discussion techniques.
C) Persuasive essay tests.
D) Middle school students.

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The independent variable is the one that is being manipulated in the study, which is the training in discussion techniques. The other options (urban school, persuasive essay tests, and middle school students) are either the setting or the outcome measures of the study, but not the independent variable.

Given This Hypothesis Answer the Following Two Questions