i. If we are studying the relationship between high school performance and college performance, and want to predict college performance, high school performance is the independent variable. ii. A financial advisor is interested in predicting bond yield based on bond term, i.e., one year, two years, etc. The dependent variable is bond yield.
iii. The variable used to predict the value of another is called the independent variable.
A) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all correct statements.
B) (i) and (ii) are correct statements but not (iii).
C) (i) and (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
D) (ii) and (iii) are correct statements but not (i).
E) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all false statements.

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All statements are correct. In (i) and (ii), the variables used to predict another variable (high school performance and bond term, respectively) are correctly identified as the independent variables, while the outcomes being predicted (college performance and bond yield, respectively) are the dependent variables. Statement (iii) accurately defines the role of an independent variable in research.

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