A sales manager for an advertising agency believes there is a relationship between the number of contacts and the amount of the sales.To verify this belief,the following data was collected: What is the dependent variable?
A)Salesperson
B)Number of contacts
C)Amount of sales
D)All the above

Question

A sales manager for an advertising agency believes there is a relationship between the number of contacts and the amount of the sales.To verify this belief,the following data was collected:  What is the dependent variable?
A)Salesperson 
B)Number of contacts 
C)Amount of sales 
D)All the above

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The dependent variable is the variable that is being affected or influenced by the independent variable. In this case, the independent variable is the number of contacts and the dependent variable is the amount of sales. Therefore, the correct choice is C, which is the amount of sales.

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