A sales manager for an advertising agency believes that there is a relationship between the number of contacts that a salesperson makes and the amount of sales dollars earned. What is the independent variable?
A)Salesperson
B)Number of contacts
C)Amount of sales
D)Sales manager

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The independent variable is the variable that is being manipulated or changed by the researcher. In this scenario, the number of contacts is the variable being changed to see if it has an effect on the amount of sales dollars. Therefore, the independent variable is the number of contacts.

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