A study was conducted to determine if the growth rate of babies differs between babies that are bottle-fed and babies that are breast-fed. In this experiment, growth rate is referred to as the?

Answer: Dependent variable.

Explanation:

In the experiment, the growth rate is a dependent variable which is determined by the independent variables (breastfed or bottle-fed) been studied. A dependent variable in a research is the variable that is to be measured, and it depends mainly on the input (independent variables) applied.