Suppose you want to find out if using smart glasses while driving a car affects the likelihood of having an accident. Driving ability as defined by the scores achieved on a test of driving ability would be the __________variable.
A)independent
B)control
C)extraneous
D)dependent

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The driving ability scores, which are being measured to see if they are affected by the use of smart glasses, are the dependent variable because they depend on the independent variable (the use of smart glasses).

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