Author Question: Male is which of the following? A) Not a variable B) An independent variable C) A dependent ... (Read 17 times)

D2AR0N · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Male is which of the following?

A) Not a variable
B) An independent variable
C) A dependent variable
D) An outcome variable

Question 2

Nursing research did not begin to achieve important breakthroughs until the 1990s.

A) True
B) False

durant1234 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
A variable is a characteristic or quality that takes on different values (i.e., varies from one person or object to another). The dependent (or outcome) variable is the behavior, characteristic, or outcome the researcher is interested in explaining, predicting, or affecting (the O in the PICO scheme). The independent variable is the presumed cause of or influence on the dependent variable. The independent variable corresponds to the I and the C components in the PICO scheme. Thus, male is not a variable, but a constant.

Answer to Question 2

B