Suppose that a researcher is interested in studying the working habits of young adults. The researcher hypothesizes that persons first married in their twenties tend to work an average of 5 hours more per week than persons not first married in their twenties. The dependent variable is _____ and the independent variable is _____.

a) working hours, marital status
b) working hours, marital status in their 20's
c) marital status, working hours
d) marital status in their 20's, working hours

Question

Suppose that a researcher is interested in studying the working habits of young adults. The researcher hypothesizes that persons first married in their twenties tend to work an average of 5 hours more per week than persons not first married in their twenties. The dependent variable is _____ and the independent variable is _____.

a) working hours, marital status
b) working hours, marital status in their 20's
c) marital status, working hours
d) marital status in their 20's, working hours

anonymous · Answer

It's going to either be A or B, Working hour will be the dependent varible for sure though. I'm leaning towards B though because the researcher is ONLY looking at people in there 20's.

directrix · Answer

b) working hours, marital status in their 20's