Question

Determine whether the following sampling is dependent or independent. Indicate whether the response variable is qualitative or quantitative. A researcher wishes to compare academic aptitudes of married lawyers and their spouses. She obtains a random sample of 517 such couples who take an academic aptitude test and determines each spouse's academic aptitude.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Independent

b) Quantitative  

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Sample size, n = 517

Sample:

Married lawyers and their spouses.

Response variable:

Comparison of academic aptitudes of married lawyers and their spouses.

a) The given sampling is an example of independent sampling.

This is an independent sample because an individual of sample does not effect any other individual of the sample.

b) The response variable is academic aptitude. Since it is a numeric measure, it is a quantitative variable.

It is a quantitative measure because the scores can be expressed in numerical.