Determine which samples are dependent samples.
A) Survival rate of reestablishing saguaro cacti; Survival rate of reestablishing sagebrush
B) Children given DtaP vaccine; Children given placebo vaccine
C) Number of in-channel pools within a certain river; Number of pool-inhabiting juvenile coho salmon in the river
D) Patients given the drug Avastin for lung cancer; Patients given a placebo for lung cancer

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Dependent samples are those where the samples are related or paired in some way. In option C, the number of in-channel pools and the number of pool-inhabiting juvenile coho salmon in the river are related, as the presence of pools directly affects the number of salmon inhabiting them.

Determine Which Samples Are Dependent Samples