Your Supervisor Has Asked You to Analyze All of the Sales

question 13

Multiple Choice

Your supervisor has asked you to analyze all of the sales receipts for your company for the entire year to determine the average sales per customer, depending on whether the customer used a credit card, or another form of payment. What would your dependent variable be in this case and how would you label it?

• A) Credit card = 1, other payment method = 0
• B) Average sales = 1 and credit card = 0
• C) Credit card = 1, cash = 2, debit card = 0
• D) We cannot determine which variable is dependent from the information provided.

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Definitions:

Decay Theory

A theory that proposes memory fades due to the mere passage of time unless it is actively rehearsed.

Interference Theory

A theory that explains forgetting in the human memory as a result of conflicting information interfering with the retrieval of stored memories.

Forgetting

The loss or decline in the ability to recall or recognize something that was previously learned or experienced.

Prospective Memory

Recalling a previously planned intention or executing a predetermined action at a future date.