If the researcher in the study above (examining gender and car preference)specifically designed the study so that 50 men and 50 women would be selected for the study,then in the data table,the marginal means for the car choice variable would be _____,but the marginal means for gender would be _____.
A)fixed;random
B)expected;determined
C)random;fixed
D)determined;independent

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If the researcher specifically designed the study to have 50 men and 50 women, then the marginal means for gender would be fixed, as there are equal numbers of each gender. However, the marginal means for car choice would still be random, as the participants may have varying preferences for different types of cars. Therefore, the best choice is C.

If the Researcher in the Study Above (Examining Gender and Car