Answer the questions using your knowledge of different types of variables.

1. In a study on the effects of peers on adolescent delinquency, researchers asked 16-year-old adolescents about the number of delinquent behaviors they had committed in the past year. Response options ranged from 0 delinquent behaviors, 1 delinquent behavior, 2 delinquent behaviors, etc. What type of variable is this? Explain your answer.

2. Using a sample of 12-year-olds, researchers randomly assigned 25 participants to participate in a substance use intervention and another 25 participants to a control group. The resulting variable for the N = 50 participants was coded 0 = Control, 1 = Intervention. What type of variable is this? Explain your answer.