Extracurricular activities have a large impact on the academic performance of a high school student. Getting the right amount of study time is essential to being successful in school. However, most students are participating in extracurricular activities. This directly correlates to the grades of each student. If a student is involved in a school-related sport, then it will affect their academic performance negatively.
The dependent variable is the academic performance because it is the variable being measured. The independent variable is the sport played because that is the variable being manipulated. For this experiment, 25 football players will be chosen, and also 25 people who don’t play sports, to participate in this