You are currently leading a group of 32 national sales managers for a Fortune 500 energy corporation headquartered in Houston, Texas. As an astute business leader, annually you ask your sales team to participate in a quality of life survey to gauge the working environment.

Figure 1 provides the survey categories you chose to assess, including an explanation of each category, as well as the overall rating of employee job satisfaction. Also included are the individual, numerical ratings for the 32 members of your team. What is the dependent variable in the survey