Answer to Question #192085 in Political Science for Rearabetswe Maleka

Question

In a study to determine if the age of residents affected their voting preferences, age in this study 

constitutes.

1. Dependent variable because age does not change.

2. Independent variable because each voter has their own age.

3. Dependent variable because voter preference tend to be affected by the age of the

political party leaders.

4. Both dependent and independent because age is not useful in this study.

Answer 1

An independent variable is the variable you think is the cause, while a dependent variable is the effect. Age is independent variable, and voting preference is dependent variable.

So, the correct answer is 2.