A sales manager for an advertising agency believes that there is a relationship between the number of contacts that a sales person makes and the amount of the sales dollars earned. What is the dependent variable?
A) Salesperson
B) Number of contacts
C) Amount of sales dollars
D) Sales manager

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The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured or observed, which in this case is the amount of sales dollars earned. The number of contacts made by the sales person is the independent variable, as it is being manipulated or controlled by the sales person to try and affect the dependent variable (sales dollars). The salesperson, sales manager, and any other variables are not directly related to the relationship being studied between contacts and sales dollars.

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