Given the hypothesis statement: Those students enrolled in instrumental music programs experience less transition anxiety as they enter middle school in a large urban district than do those students not enrolled in instrumental music programs. The dependent variable in this study is:
A) Middle school students
B) Urban district
C) Transition anxiety
D) Instrumental music programs

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The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured or observed in the study. In this hypothesis statement, the dependent variable is transition anxiety, which is the variable that is expected to be impacted or affected by the independent variable (instrumental music programs). Therefore, C is the correct choice as it represents the dependent variable.

Given the Hypothesis Statement: Those Students Enrolled in Instrumental Music