A medical researcher wishes to determine if there is a relationship between the number of prescriptions written by pediatricians and the ages of the children for whom the prescriptions are written. She surveys all the pediatricians in a geographical region to collect her data. What is the response variable?
A) Number of prescriptions written
B) Number of children for whom prescriptions were written
C) Pediatricians surveyed
D) Age of the children for whom prescriptions were written

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The response variable is the outcome of interest that the researcher is trying to explain or predict. In this study, the researcher is interested in determining if there is a relationship between the number of prescriptions and the ages of the children, making the number of prescriptions written the response variable.

A Medical Researcher Wishes to Determine If There Is a Relationship