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 "number of employees at the plant" variable in this model is ______.
A)a qualitative variable
B)a dependent variable
C)a response variable
D)an indicator variable
E)an independent variable

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The "number of employees at the plant" is an independent variable because it is one of the factors used to predict the dependent variable, which in this case is the electricity plant manager compensation. Independent variables are inputs or predictors in a regression model.

A Human Resources Analyst Is Developing a Regression Model to Predict