Which Is an Independent Variable in a Study Where Tractor

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which is an independent variable in a study where Tractor Supply, a retailer of garden and farming equipment, increases the price of its most popular lawn tractor by $5 every month for three months and sees its effect on market share in the Dallas metropolitan area?

• A) The variable being manipulated by the researcher to cause the change.
• B) $5 increase in retail price every month for three months.
• C) The variable affected by the change.
• D) Both a and b are correct.
• E) Changes on market share after 3 months.

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