In a hypothesis about crime that makes a causal claim that an increase in the level of inequality in society will result in an increase in the crime rate in that society, __________ is the independent variable.

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The independent variable is the one that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on another variable. In this hypothesis, the level of inequality is being changed or considered as the cause to see its effect on the crime rate, making it the independent variable.

In a Hypothesis About Crime That Makes a Causal Claim