The following research situation applies to Problem #2 (Pear…
The following research situation applies to Problem #2 (Pearson correlation) from your calculation sheet. A researcher is interested in whether there is a relationship between self-esteem and depressive disorders. Participants were recruited to answer a series of questions. The first set of questions they answered were designed to measure self-esteem, and the numbers in the X column of your calculation sheet represent the self-esteem scores for each participant (higher values indicate higher self-esteem). The second set of questions that participants answered were part of a checklist about depressive symptoms, with higher scores indicating a greater likelihood of developing (or already meeting the criteria for) a depressive disorder. The scores in the Y column represent the number of items endorsed on the depression checklist. What is the independent variable in this study?
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