Question A student records the time it takes for her pet rabbit to make it through a maze to a carrot. In one test, she has the rabbit try to find the carrot at 8:00 AM after eating its first meal of the day. In the other test, the rabbit tries to find the carrot at 8:00 AM without having eaten its first meal of the day. In this experiment, which variable is the outcome variable? (1 point) Responses

whether the rabbit is hungry or not

whether or not the rabbit finds the carrot

the time required to finish the maze

the time of day when the rabbit starts the maze

1 answer

The outcome variable in this experiment is the time required to finish the maze. This is the variable being measured in response to the conditions set by the experiment (whether or not the rabbit has eaten).