7. To test a new voice feature in a cockpit design a flight simulator was used. The simulator was programmed to give visual readings of flight information, or to give visual and auditory (voice) readings of flight information. All
test pilots were put through a simulated emergency landing procedure, but were randomly assigned to the
visual, or visual and auditory conditions. Flight experts rated each pilot's performance in the simulator on a
scale of 1 (very poor) to 10 (excellent).

The variables in the simulation procedure carried out are :

Independent variable = Simulator Independent variable = Simulator Dependent variable = Performance

The dependent and independent variables are critical in any experimental study as both variables encompasses the variable to be measured and the variables manipulated in other to obtain the variable to be measured.

Independent variable : This is also called the predictor variable which is tweaked in other to obtain changes in the measured or dependent variable. In the experiment performed, the simulator is the independent variable has it has different visual or visual and auditory conditions capable of causing changes to the performance rating. The dependent variable is the variable being measured in an experiment. In this case, it is PERFORMANCE. It is the measured output obtained as the the pilot are being rated based on the simulation.

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