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 independent 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 independent variable?
A)Salesperson 
B)Number of contacts 
C)Amount of sales 
D)All the above

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The independent variable is the variable that is being manipulated or changed in the experiment, and in this case, it is the number of contacts. The salesperson is not being manipulated, and the amount of sales is the dependent variable, which is being affected by the independent variable (number of contacts). Therefore, the best choice is B.

A Sales Manager for an Advertising Agency Believes There Is