An Agency Analyst Seeks to Utilize Multiple Regression Analysis for a Study

An agency analyst seeks to utilize multiple regression analysis for a study on health care .She wants to specifically determine if the outcome of a policy is explained by other factors (such as staffing, budgets, technical resources) .In this research design, policy outcome is the ______variable, while the other factors represent the ________variables.

A) Dependent, independent
B) Independent, dependent
C) Cross-tab, functional
D) Intermediate, Advanced