A researcher codes whether employees are male or female and left- or right-handed. Over a period of one month, the researcher then measures how many organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs)each employee engages in. What is the dependent variable?

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The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured and affected by the independent variable. In this case, the number of OCBs that employees engage in is being measured, and it is affected by the gender and handedness of the employee. Therefore, the dependent variable is the number of OCBs employees engage in.

A Researcher Codes Whether Employees Are Male or Female and Left-