A Researcher Wants to Know How Annual Number of Work

question 2

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to know how annual number of work days missed is affected by a worker's age. Of course, other things may also affect annual number of work days missed so the researcher will also take into account the worker's gender and number of children under the age of 18. What is the dependent variable here?

• A) annual number of work days missed
• B) worker's age
• C) worker's gender
• D) worker's number of children under age 18

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