States which have high marriage rates tend to have

States which have high marriage rates tend to have
 
  a. low divorce rates.
  b. high divorce rates.
  c. the same divorce rates as other states.

Ques. 2

Poverty rates in the United States are strongly correlated with
 
  a. the percentage of female-headed households with children.
  b. the percentage of male-headed households with children.
  c. both the percentage of male-headed households with children and the percentage of female-headed households with children.
 d. neither the percentage of male-headed households with children nor the percentage of female-headed households with children

Ques. 3

There is a correlation of .445 between the percentage of families below the poverty line and the percentage of families headed by unmarried females. Suppose a researchers believes this correlation is the caused by the fact that marriages which face economic hardships are more likely to end in divorce, thereby producing more female-headed households. The researcher in this example would say that _____________ is the independent variable.
 
  a. the percentage of families below the poverty line; the percentage of female-headed families
  b. the percentage of female-headed families; the percentage of families below the poverty line
  c. the female employment rate; the percentage of female-headed families
  d. either a or b above

Ques. 4

There is a correlation of .445 between the percentage of families below the poverty line and the percentage of families headed by unmarried females. Suppose a researchers believes this correlation is the caused by discrimination against women which reduces their family income. The researcher in this example would say that _____________ is the independent variable and _______________ is the dependent variable.
 
  a. the percentage of families below the poverty line; the percentage of female-headed families
  b. the percentage of female-headed families; the percentage of families below the poverty line
  c. the female employment rate; the percentage of female-headed families
  d. either a or b above

Ques. 5

Suppose a researcher wants to find out whether the female employment rate influences the number adoptions in any given state. The dependent variable in this research would be
 
  a. the female employment rate
  b. the number of adoptions
  c. the name of the state
  d. any of the above