In research, the independent variable represents a possible cause of a social pattern, and the dependent variable is the social pattern or the "object" that the research wants to explain using independent variables. In a study of how religion affects average family size,
which of the following is true of the dependent and independent variables?
Religion is the dependent variable.
Religion is the independent variable.
Family size is the independent variable
Family size is the dependent variable.
A and C
Band D
None of the above