1.2 VARIABLES AND MEASURES OF DATA
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
MichelleAisAinvestigatingAifAgenderAhasAanyAeffectAonApoliticalApartyAassociations.AWhatAisAtheAexplanatory
Avariable?A-AcorrectAanswers-Gender
TrueAorAFalse?AnAexplanatoryAvariableAisAaAvalueAorAcomponentAofAtheAindependentAvariableAappliedAinAa
nAexperiment.A-AcorrectAanswers-False
GivenAthatARuthAisAcollectingAdataAonApoliticalApartyApreference,AwhatAtypeAofAdataAisAsheAworkingAwith?A-
AcorrectAanswers-qualitativeAdata
PatrickAisAcollectingAdataAonAshoeAsize.AWhatAtypeAofAdataAisAthis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
discreteAquantitativeAdata
IsAtheAstatementAbelowAtrueAorAfalse?ContinuousAdataAisAtheAtypeAofAquantitativeAdataAthatAisAtheAresultA
ofAcounting.A-AcorrectAanswers-False
GivenAthatAAngelinaAisAcollectingAdataAonAcommuteAdistance,AwhatAtypeAofAdataAisAsheAworkingAwith?A-
AcorrectAanswers-continuousAquantitativeAdata
JasonAisAcollectingAdataAonAtheAnumberAofAbooksAstudentsAreadAeachAyear.AWhatAtypeAofAdataAisAthis?A-
AcorrectAanswers-discreteAquantitativeAdata
JaniceAisAinvestigatingAifAtimeAspentAstudyingAhasAanyAeffectAonAtestAgrades.AWhatAisAtheAexplanatoryAvari
able?A-AcorrectAanswers-testAgrades
MargaretAisAinvestigatingAifAgenderAhasAanyAeffectAonApoliticalApartyAassociations.AWhatAisAtheAresponseAv
ariable?A-AcorrectAanswers-politicalApartyAassociations
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdescribesAtheAtermAexplanatoryAvariable?A-AcorrectAanswers-
theAindependentAvariableAinAanAexperiment
TheASmellA&ATasteATreatmentAandAResearchAFoundationAconductedAaAstudyAtoAinvestigateAwhetherAsmell
AaffectsAlearning.ATheAsubjectsAcompletedAaAmazeAonApaperAwhileAwearingAfloral-
scentedAmasksAandAaAdifferentAmazeAwhileAwearingAunscentedAmasks.ATheAorderAofAtheAmasksAisArandom
lyAassignedAtoAtheAsubjects.AAllAsubjectsAwereAtestedAinAtheAsameAlocation.AResearchersAfoundAthatAitAtoo
kAlongerAtoAcompleteAtheAmazeAwhileAwearingAtheAfloral-
scentedAmaskAasAcomparedAtoAtheAunscentedAmasks.AIsAtheAlocationAofAsubject'sAhomeAaAlurkingAvariableA
inAthisAstudy?A-AcorrectAanswers-No
ResearchersAareAinvestigatingAwhetherAtakingAaspirinAregularlyAreducesAtheAriskAofAheartAattacks.AFourAhu
ndredAmenAparticipateAinAtheAstudy.ATheAmenAareAdividedArandomlyAintoAtwoAgroups:AoneAgroupAtakesAas
pirinApills,AandAtheAotherAgroupAtakesAplaceboApillsA(aApillAwithAnoAaspirinAinAit).ATheAmenAeachAtakeAoneApi
llAaAday,AandAtheyAdoAnotAknowAwhichAgroupAtheyAareAin.AAtAtheAendAofAtheAstudy,AresearchersAwillAcountA
theAnumberAofAmenAinAeachAgroupAwhoAhaveAhadAheartAattacks.
IdentifyAtheAexplanatoryAandAresponseAvariablesAinAthisAsituation.A-AcorrectAanswers-
ExplanatoryAvariable:AtheAtypeAofApillAtheAmenAtookAeachAday
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
MichelleAisAinvestigatingAifAgenderAhasAanyAeffectAonApoliticalApartyAassociations.AWhatAisAtheAexplanatory
Avariable?A-AcorrectAanswers-Gender
TrueAorAFalse?AnAexplanatoryAvariableAisAaAvalueAorAcomponentAofAtheAindependentAvariableAappliedAinAa
nAexperiment.A-AcorrectAanswers-False
GivenAthatARuthAisAcollectingAdataAonApoliticalApartyApreference,AwhatAtypeAofAdataAisAsheAworkingAwith?A-
AcorrectAanswers-qualitativeAdata
PatrickAisAcollectingAdataAonAshoeAsize.AWhatAtypeAofAdataAisAthis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
discreteAquantitativeAdata
IsAtheAstatementAbelowAtrueAorAfalse?ContinuousAdataAisAtheAtypeAofAquantitativeAdataAthatAisAtheAresultA
ofAcounting.A-AcorrectAanswers-False
GivenAthatAAngelinaAisAcollectingAdataAonAcommuteAdistance,AwhatAtypeAofAdataAisAsheAworkingAwith?A-
AcorrectAanswers-continuousAquantitativeAdata
JasonAisAcollectingAdataAonAtheAnumberAofAbooksAstudentsAreadAeachAyear.AWhatAtypeAofAdataAisAthis?A-
AcorrectAanswers-discreteAquantitativeAdata
JaniceAisAinvestigatingAifAtimeAspentAstudyingAhasAanyAeffectAonAtestAgrades.AWhatAisAtheAexplanatoryAvari
able?A-AcorrectAanswers-testAgrades
MargaretAisAinvestigatingAifAgenderAhasAanyAeffectAonApoliticalApartyAassociations.AWhatAisAtheAresponseAv
ariable?A-AcorrectAanswers-politicalApartyAassociations
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdescribesAtheAtermAexplanatoryAvariable?A-AcorrectAanswers-
theAindependentAvariableAinAanAexperiment
TheASmellA&ATasteATreatmentAandAResearchAFoundationAconductedAaAstudyAtoAinvestigateAwhetherAsmell
AaffectsAlearning.ATheAsubjectsAcompletedAaAmazeAonApaperAwhileAwearingAfloral-
scentedAmasksAandAaAdifferentAmazeAwhileAwearingAunscentedAmasks.ATheAorderAofAtheAmasksAisArandom
lyAassignedAtoAtheAsubjects.AAllAsubjectsAwereAtestedAinAtheAsameAlocation.AResearchersAfoundAthatAitAtoo
kAlongerAtoAcompleteAtheAmazeAwhileAwearingAtheAfloral-
scentedAmaskAasAcomparedAtoAtheAunscentedAmasks.AIsAtheAlocationAofAsubject'sAhomeAaAlurkingAvariableA
inAthisAstudy?A-AcorrectAanswers-No
ResearchersAareAinvestigatingAwhetherAtakingAaspirinAregularlyAreducesAtheAriskAofAheartAattacks.AFourAhu
ndredAmenAparticipateAinAtheAstudy.ATheAmenAareAdividedArandomlyAintoAtwoAgroups:AoneAgroupAtakesAas
pirinApills,AandAtheAotherAgroupAtakesAplaceboApillsA(aApillAwithAnoAaspirinAinAit).ATheAmenAeachAtakeAoneApi
llAaAday,AandAtheyAdoAnotAknowAwhichAgroupAtheyAareAin.AAtAtheAendAofAtheAstudy,AresearchersAwillAcountA
theAnumberAofAmenAinAeachAgroupAwhoAhaveAhadAheartAattacks.
IdentifyAtheAexplanatoryAandAresponseAvariablesAinAthisAsituation.A-AcorrectAanswers-
ExplanatoryAvariable:AtheAtypeAofApillAtheAmenAtookAeachAday