Question

12. A high school principal wants to determine if students' mathematical reasoning ability has any impact on their membership in academic clubs at the school. Twenty students were selected and given a mathematical reasoning test, with scores ranging from o to 50 (higher scores indicate more mathematical reasoning ability). Students were motivated to do well on the test with a reward system. These same students' membership in academic clubs was verified. Identify the response variable. A. Mathematical reasoning ability B. The high school C. Mathematical reasoning test D. Membership in academic clubs

Answer 1

Response variable: The response variable is the subject of an experiment.

In this question:

The experiment is about the mathematical reasoning ability of the students whom are members of academic clubs. So, we are focusing on mathematical reasoning ability, which is the response variable.

The answer is option A