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 dependent variable.

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The dependent variable is the variable that is being affected by the independent variable. In this hypothesis, the independent variable is the level of inequality and the hypothesis claims that it causes an increase in the crime rate. Therefore, the dependent variable is the crime rate.

In a Hypothesis About Crime That Makes a Causal Claim