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. An economist is interested in predicting the unemployment rate based on gross domestic product. Since the economist is interested in predicting unemployment, the independent variable is gross domestic product.
iii. The variable used to predict the value of another is called the dependent 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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(i) and (ii) are correct statements as they correctly identify the independent variables in the given scenarios. However, (iii) is not correct as it defines the dependent variable, not the independent variable.

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