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A sociologist performs an experiment designed to investigate the effect of marriage counseling on divorce. They divide research participants into two similar groups of troubled couples, provides only one group with counseling, and observes whether or not, over time, the two groups eventually divorce at different rates. What is the independent variable in this experiment?


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The dried and fully fermented fatty seed of Theobroma cacao, from which cocoa solids and cocoa butter are extracted.

Cheese

A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.

Demand

The quantity of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at various prices.

Curds

Solid chunks created from milk during the cheese-making process when acids or enzymes cause milk proteins to coagulate.

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