A researcher hypothesizes that businesses that adopt telecommuting policies (allowing workers to work at home rather than have to drive to work) have lower turnover than businesses that do not have these policies. In this study, the independent variable is ______.
A) businesses that adopt telecommuting policies
B) workers
C) lower turnover
D) turnover
E) telecommuting policies

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The independent variable is the one that is being manipulated or changed in the experiment. In this case, the researcher is manipulating whether or not businesses adopt telecommuting policies.

A Researcher Hypothesizes That Businesses That Adopt Telecommuting Policies (Allowing