When studying the relationship between social integration and suicide, a researcher hypothesizes that a low degree of social integration causes suicide. In this case, the degree of social integration is a(n) __________.

a. universal variable
b. control variable
c. independent variable
d. dependent variable


Answer: c. independent variable

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