The following is an empirical research question: Does a person’s sexual orientation have an effect on annual income? Consider this research question and answer the following:

A. State a suitable research hypothesis.
B. What is the independent variable?
C. What is the level of measurement for the independent variable?
D. What is the dependent variable?
E. What is the level of measurement for the dependent variable?
F. What is the unit of analysis for the research question?


A. Example: Homosexuals have higher income than heterosexuals.
B. sexual orientation
C. nominal
D. income
E. interval/ratio
F. individual
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