A researcher is interested in the difference in salaries between men and women. However, she is concerned that the sector in which people work will impact the analysis. So, she accounts for this variable when she performs the analysis. What type of variable is work sector in this study?
A) control
B) alternative
C) independent
D) dependent

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Work sector is a control variable in this study because the researcher is accounting for it to isolate the effect of gender on salaries, thereby controlling for the influence of the sector on the analysis.

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