A researcher hypothesizes that people aged 35-54 are more opposed to a governor's special election than either younger (54) voters. In this study, the dependent variable is ______. A) people aged 35-54 B) age C) attitude about the special election D) the governor

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A researcher hypothesizes that people aged 35-54 are more opposed to a governor's special election than either younger (<35) or older (>54) voters. In this study, the dependent variable is ______.
A) people aged 35-54
B) age
C) attitude about the special election
D) the governor

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The dependent variable in this study is the attitude about the special election. This is because the researcher is interested in how different age groups feel about the election, and so the attitude towards it is the variable being measured. The other options listed are either independent variables (age and the governor) or categories within the independent variable (people aged 35-54).

A Researcher Hypothesizes That People Aged 35-54 Are More Opposed