A university compared the mean salary of its science graduates ten years after graduation with the meansalary of its social science graduates ten years after graduation.
A) quantitative, independent
B) qualitative, dependent
C) quantitative, dependent
D) qualitative, independent

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The data being compared (mean salary) is numerical, making it quantitative. The two groups (science graduates and social science graduates) are separate and not paired or matched in any way, making them independent.

A University Compared the Mean Salary of Its Science Graduates