Copyrights and patents help to guarantee that a person, if his/her idea is successful, will profit from ownership of that idea. Property of this kind is called intellectual property. This guarantee of ownership of your idea, and the profits generated from it, creates a larger incentive to innovate. Innovation, and the technological advancements that come from it, is the greatest long-term driver of economic growth. <span />
The independent variable is the amount of alcohol/alcohol and the dependent variable is car accidents. as the number of car accidents depends on how much alcohol the person consumed