1. A researcher is examining the relationship between risk-taking behavior and physical injury among young people. She calculates rates of physical injury among a sample of males, making gender:

a. the sample

b. the independent variable

c. a constant

d. the dependent variable

2.A researcher is examining the relationship between dietary intake of fats and high blood pressure. High blood pressure is:

a. the dependent variable

b. a constant

c. the independent variable

d. the sample