A sample of adults was asked their level of agreement with the statement, "The President of the United States is doing a good job of handling foreign relations." They were permitted to respond with either "strongly agree," "agree," "disagree," or "strongly disagree." How many variables were being studied?

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Alexa Odonnell

4 June, 15:45

A sample of adults was asked their level of agreement with the statement, "The President of the United States is doing a good job of handling foreign relations." They were permitted to respond with either "strongly agree," "agree," "disagree," or "strongly disagree." How many variables were being studied?

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Moses Holder · Answer 1

Only One Variable is being studied in this research

Explanation:

A variable is a measurable characteristic that varies from person to persons.

A variable can take different forms in research; It can be majorly classified into dependent and independent variable.

The variable being studied in the research above is "The President of the United States is doing a good job of handling foreign relations." and in this research an ordinal scale of measurement is used to collect data as regards the level of agreement to the methods the president is using to handle foreign relations.