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Question 1

For the purpose of this discussion about water charges, water is billed monthly based on the actual amount of water used the prior month, not on a leveled "same amount per month" payment plan. Also, assume there is no drought in this situation and no issues with water availability.

Which of the following would you select as a dependent variable to measure water usage using the amount of rain in a given month as the independent variable in the study?

(a) number of times the lawn has to be watered

(b) number of showers taken

(c) wind

(d) family coming for a visit to see the new baby

Question 2

You are trying to study what impacts the number of pancakes someone eats. Select the correct answer from the choices provided regarding this study.

(a) Hunger would be an independent variable, pancake eating a dependent variable

(b) Size of the plates used will be a dependent variable and pancakes independent

(c) Hunger would be a dependent variable as eating pancakes would depend upon how hungry someone is

(d) Allergy to wheat would be dependent variable in this case

Question 3

You are in the industrial janitorial field providing service to companies on the north end of your city. You are trying to determine which of the following to track to determine if it might be a predictor of the number of service calls you could expect.

(a) usage of copy machines

(b) hours of average overtime worked by employees in the state

(c) number of dog owners

(d) number of cars in employee parking at the companies you service