Question

Recall the following study: Over a 17-year period researchers studied a sample of 707 individuals from a single community. They recorded the number of hours each individual spent watching television during adolescence and early adulthood. In later years, they recorded the number of aggressive acts by individuals in the study, as reported by parents, teachers and police. Science magazine published the results in 2002 in an article titled "Television Viewing and Aggressive Behavior during Adolescence and Adulthood." The following are what kinds of variables?

Answer 1

The variables in the study are the number of hours spent watching television as the independent variable and the number of aggressive acts as the dependent variable.

Step-by-step explanation:

The variables in the study are:

1. Independent variable: The number of hours each individual spent watching television during adolescence and early adulthood.
2. Dependent variable: The number of aggressive acts by individuals in the study, as reported by parents, teachers, and police.

Answer 2

Your question is incomplete

I have provided the various variables used in the question and their types

Step-by-step explanation:

The independent/explanatory variable in this question is the number of hours spent watching tv. This variable is what is used to explain the changes that occurs in the dependent variable.

The dependent/response variable is the number of aggressive actions that the individual commits. This is the variable we are interested in. This variable is measured using the independent variable.

The confounding variable is gender. And this variable has an impact on both the dependent and the explanatory variables.