A study was conducted to compare the grade point averages (GPAs) of male and female students majoring in Psychology. In this study
A) gender and GPA are both response variables.
B) gender and GPA are both explanatory variables.
C) GPA is an explanatory variable and Gender is a response variable.
D) gender is an explanatory variable and GPA is a response variable.

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In this study, gender is the explanatory variable because it is the factor being considered to see if it affects the outcome, which is the GPA. GPA is the response variable because it is the outcome that is being measured to see if there is a difference based on the explanatory variable, which is gender.

A Study Was Conducted to Compare the Grade Point Averages