1. A researcher examines whether scores on a final caam are intluenced by whether background tisesic is sot, lood, or absent. a. What is the independent varisble? b. Metiify the type of the indepenilent variable. (Dichotomoun, Categorical, Osdinal, Continuous). Explain and juatify your selected type of variable, i.e. why did you select the type you did? 4. What is the dependeat variable? d. Idenitify the type of the dependent variable (Dichototnows, Categerical, Gtdinat, Continuous). Explain and jusify your selected type of variable, i.e. why dad you select the type you did? 2. A nesearcher examines whether the length of daily exposare to a san lamp ( 0 minutes, 30 thinutes, of te) minutes) influences self-rcported depression (measured as either "depresies" of "not depeessed"7. a. Wlat is the indepenulest variable? h. Identify the type of the indcpendest variable (Dichotomons, Categorical, Oralinal, Continuous? Explain and jusify your setected type of variable, i.e. why did you select the bye yee did? c. How masy levets are there for the independent variable? 4. What is the dependeet varable? (Dichotomorn. Calctorical, Ordinal, Continuots). Explait and justify your selected type of variable, is. why did you select the type you did? e. What is the scale of meavurement (the type) for the dependent variable? - Researchers were interested in examinaing whether witing or drawing about fast emocional experiences woeld relieve anxiety. Female college students ither wrete about emotional topics, drew about emotional topics, or wrote about non-cmotional topoics daily for 35 days-Ansiety and stress were measured asing standard questionnaines (titayem \& Coolcy, 2004) a. What is the independen variablet b. Identify the fype of the independede variable(Dichotomous, Categorical, Oralital, Continuous) Fixplain and justify your selected type of variable, i.e. why did you select the type you did? c. What is the dependent variable? d. What is the dependent variahle? (Dichorimars. Calcyorical, Ordinal, Continuous). Fyplaits and justify your velected type of variables i. why did you select the type you dia