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In a report by Reuters, the headline read "Emotional Support Helps Breast Cancer Survival" The headline was based on a study of 847 women (442 black women and 405 white women) with breast cancer and how they fared over a 9-year period. The authors wrote "Women in our study who reported low levels of both emotional expression and emotional support experienced 2 to 4 times greater breast cancer mortality than women reporting high levels of both".
-What was the response variable?
A) Breast cancer mortality
B) Emotional expression and emotional support
C) Race (black or white)
D) Stage of breast cancer at diagnosis

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The response variable is the outcome the study is measuring, which in this case is "breast cancer mortality" as it is the variable being affected by levels of emotional expression and support.

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