A researcher investigates whether there is a relationship between gender and color discrimination by randomly selecting 50 males and 50 females and asking them to discriminate between colors.The variable measuring accuracy in color discrimination is a
A)true independent variable.
B)quasi-independent variable.
C)dependent variable.
D)nominal scale.

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The variable measuring accuracy in color discrimination is the variable being measured and is therefore the dependent variable in this study. The gender of the participants is not manipulated by the researcher and is therefore not a true independent variable. The gender of the participants is also not a quasi-independent variable because it is not expected to have any causal relationship with color discrimination accuracy. The variable measuring color discrimination accuracy can be measured on a nominal scale, but the scale level does not determine whether it is independent or dependent.

A Researcher Investigates Whether There Is a Relationship Between Gender