Suppose the owners of a new bed and breakfast establishment are interested in conducting an experiment to determine effective advertisement strategies for increasing the number of reservations.The bed and breakfast owners intend to rotate advertisements for 12 weeks between a travel website,a travel magazine and a local billboard.Customers making reservations will be asked if they saw the advertisement.In this experiment,the independent variable is ________________.
A)advertisement venue
B)bed and breakfast establishment
C)travel website
D)number of reservations
E)number of customer calls

Question

Suppose the owners of a new bed and breakfast establishment are interested in conducting an experiment to determine effective advertisement strategies for increasing the number of reservations.The bed and breakfast owners intend to rotate advertisements for 12 weeks between a travel website,a travel magazine and a local billboard.Customers making reservations will be asked if they saw the advertisement.In this experiment,the independent variable is ________________. 
A)advertisement venue
B)bed and breakfast establishment
C)travel website
D)number of reservations
E)number of customer calls

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The independent variable in this experiment is the advertisement venue, as this is what the researchers are manipulating in order to see which strategy is most effective at increasing reservations. The other options listed are either not being manipulated or are not relevant to the experiment.

Suppose the Owners of a New Bed and Breakfast Establishment