One study examined an Indian theory of architectural design that aligning buildings with the earth's magnetic field and the movement of the sun leads to positive outcomes for the building's inhabitants (Travis et al, 2005). More specifically, they hypothesized that homes that have front doors facing the south will experience more burglaries than homes facing the other directions (north, west, east). In this study, the independent variable is best described as ______.
A) number of burglaries
B) homes
C) location of the front door
D) the earth's magnetic field and the movement of the sun

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The independent variable in this study is the location of the front door (facing south, north, west, or east). This is the variable that the researchers are manipulating in order to see its effect on the number of burglaries. The other variables (number of burglaries, homes, the earth's magnetic field, and the movement of the sun) are either dependent variables (being measured and affected by the independent variable) or contextual/background variables.

One Study Examined an Indian Theory of Architectural Design That