A political analyst in Texas surveys a random sample of registered Democrats and compares the results with those obtained from a random sample of registered Republicans.This would be an example of:
A) Independent samples.
B) dependent samples.
C) Independent samples only if the sample sizes are equal.
D) Dependent samples only if the sample sizes are equal.

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The samples of registered Democrats and registered Republicans are two completely separate groups and are not dependent on each other. Therefore, this is an example of independent samples. The size of the samples does not affect whether they are independent or dependent.

A Political Analyst in Texas Surveys a Random Sample of Registered