An experiment to find out what effect gender had on the starting salary a person was offered across different occupations and seniority levels would examine______ as the independent variable and ______ as the dependent variable.

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In this experiment, gender is the independent variable because it is being manipulated or categorized in different groups, and starting salary is the dependent variable because it is the outcome being measured and expected to vary based on gender. Therefore, the correct choice is A) gender as the independent variable and starting salary as the dependent variable.

An Experiment to Find Out What Effect Gender Had on the Starting