Does Using a Cell Phone While Driving Make an Accident

question 15

Multiple Choice

Does using a cell phone while driving make an accident more likely? Researchers compared telephone company and police records to find 699 people who had cell phones and were also involved in an auto accident. Using billing records, they compared cell phone use in the period of the accident with cell phone use the same period on a previous day. Result: The risk of an accident was four times higher when using a cell phone.
The researchers also recorded the manufacturer of each subject's cell phone (Apple, Samsung, etc.) . This variable is

• A) categorical.
• B) quantitative.
• C) response.
• D) not valid.

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