A researcher is interested in the effects of hair color on kindergarten adjustment among five-yearolds. The researcher limits the study to blondes, brunettes, redheads, and "other." The researchermeasures adjustment using an "Inappropriate Classroom Behavior" standardized assessment toolthat the teacher completes about each student.
-The levels of the independent variable are nominal.

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This is because the independent variable, hair color, is limited to specific categories (blondes, brunettes, redheads, and "other"), which are nominal variables. Nominal variables are categorical variables that do not have any inherent order or numerical value associated with them.

A Researcher Is Interested in the Effects of Hair Color