A human resources analyst is developing a regression model to predict electricity plant manager compensation as a function of production capacity of the plant, number of employees at the plant, and plant technology (coal, oil, and nuclear).The "plant technology" variable in this model is ______.
A)a response variable
B)a dependent variable
C)a quantitative variable
D)an independent variable
E)a constant

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The "plant technology" variable is an independent variable because it is one of the factors that is presumed to influence the dependent variable, which in this case is the electricity plant manager compensation. Independent variables are the inputs or causes, and the dependent variable is the output or effect.

A Human Resources Analyst Is Developing a Regression Model to Predict