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

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

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The independent variable is the variable that is being manipulated or changed by the researcher, and in this case, it is the number of contacts. The amount of sales is dependent on the number of contacts, and the salesperson is not the variable being tested for a relationship.

A Sales Manager for an Advertising Agency Believes There Is