A Study Tests the Hypothesis That the Provision of Social

question 8

Multiple Choice

A study tests the hypothesis that the provision of social work intervention will reduce the school dropout rate.Iinds that social work intervention reduces the dropout rate only of children whose families are experiencing high levels of family stress.In this study,what type of variable is "level of family stress"?

• A) independent variable.
• B) dependent variable.
• C) moderating variable.
• D) It could be an independent or dependent variable; it depends on whether it is stated first or second in the hypothesis.

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