A sales manager for an advertising agency believes there is a relationship between the number of contacts and the amount of the sales. To verify this belief, the following data was collected: What is the dependent variable?
A) Salesperson
B) Number of contacts
C) Amount of sales

Question

A sales manager for an advertising agency believes there is a relationship between the number of contacts and the amount of the sales. To verify this belief, the following data was collected:    What is the dependent variable?
A) Salesperson 
B) Number of contacts 
C) Amount of sales

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The dependent variable is the variable being measured and affected by the independent variable, in this case, the amount of sales. The number of contacts may be the independent variable, as it is being manipulated to test the relationship with the amount of sales. The salesperson is not a variable being measured or manipulated in this scenario.

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