Farrah is collecting these data by researching the average number of decibels a person is exposed to in a day then testing each participants hearing level with a hearing test and giving them a score from 1-100 depending on how well they hear the various tones What is the independent vat

The independent variable in this study would be the average number of decibels a person is exposed to in a day. This variable is being manipulated by the researcher to see if it has an effect on the participants' hearing levels.