Choose the independent variable in the following hypothesis:
If there is an increase of fishermen in the bay, then this will result in an increase in whale deaths caused by discarded fishing nets.
whale deaths
increase in fishermen in the bay
discarded fishing nets
the Bay of Fundy
The independent variable in the following hypothesis is the number of fishermen in the bay or the increase in fishermen in the bay. This is the factor that is changing and therefore impacts the dependent variable or the population of whales.
