Dr. Rodentz deprives several rats of food for different lengths of time and then places them at the start of a maze. He records how long each rat takes to reach the food at the end of the maze. The time needed to reach the food is the

A) dependent variable.
B) normal distribution.
C) inferential statistic.
D) independent variable.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change as a result of manipulations of the independent variable.

Inferential Statistic

Statistical methods that allow researchers to make inferences or predictions about a population based on a sample of data from that population.

Normal Distribution

A continuous probability distribution shaped like a symmetrical bell, where most occurrences take place around the central peak and probabilities taper off equally towards both tails.