A researcher hypothesizes that age, party ID, and ideology are related to vote choice. What is the dependent variable?
A) party ID
B) vote choice
C) age
D) ideology

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The dependent variable is the variable being measured or studied in relation to the other variables. In this case, the researcher is hypothesizing that age, party ID, and ideology are related to vote choice. So, the variable being measured or studied here is vote choice. Therefore, the dependent variable is B, vote choice.

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