A nursing instructor would like to study the effect peer tutoring has on student success. What is the independent variable?
A) Nursing student
B) Nursing education
C) Peer tutoring
D) Student success

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The independent variable is the variable being manipulated or changed in an experiment to see its effect on the dependent variable. In this case, the independent variable is peer tutoring, as the instructor wants to study its effect on student success, which is the dependent variable. The other options (A) nursing student, (B) nursing education, and (D) student success, are not being directly manipulated in the experiment and are instead being measured or observed.

A Nursing Instructor Would Like to Study the Effect Peer