Data Set 13-4: The number in each cell is the mean of 5 participants on the Loose Label Political Opinion Poll (high scores = liberal, low scores = conservative).
$\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $$\text { Socioeconomic Status }$
$\begin{array}{clccc}
& & \text { Low } & \text { Medium } & \text { High } \
\text { Major in } & \text { Humanities } & 50 & 20 & 50 \
\text { College } & \text { Nat. Science } & 30 & 60 & 30
\end{array}$

-Which of the following qualify as dependent variables in Data Set 13-4?
A) political attitudes
B) socioeconomic status
C) major in college
D) none of the other alternatives are correct.

Question

Data Set 13-4: The number in each cell is the mean of 5 participants on the Loose Label Political Opinion Poll (high scores = liberal, low scores = conservative).
  $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $ $\quad $$\text { Socioeconomic Status }$
$\begin{array}{clccc} 
& & \text { Low } & \text { Medium } & \text { High } \
\text { Major in } & \text { Humanities } & 50 & 20 & 50 \
\text { College } & \text { Nat. Science } & 30 & 60 & 30
\end{array}$

-Which of the following qualify as dependent variables in Data Set 13-4?
A) political attitudes
B) socioeconomic status
C) major in college
D) none of the other alternatives are correct.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The dependent variable is the outcome variable that researchers are interested in explaining or predicting, which in this case is the political attitudes as indicated by the scores on the Loose Label Political Opinion Poll.

Data Set 13-4: the Number in Each Cell Is the Mean