Most babies admitted to the NICU are premature (born before 37 weeks of pregnancy), have low birth weight (less than 5.5 pounds), or have a medical condition that requires special care.
Independent variable. An independent variable is used in statistics to predict or explain a dependent variable. For example, Age and Gender might be used as independent variables to predict the age of death or life expectancy (dependent variables). In experimental designs, the independent variables are manipulated by the researcher (e.g., different dosages of a drug).
What is the difference between dependent variable and independent variable? a dependent variable is something that you cannot change but comes out as a result/an independent variable is something that you change in your experiment like the temperatureâ¦ of something or the amount of something.