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A researcher wishes to test the hypothesis that arrest deters recidivism. She gathers a sample of people who have been arrested. What is the independent variable? What is the dependent variable? What is the unit of analysis?
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Here, the independent variable is if the person is arrested or not , and dependent variable is recidivism and unit of analysis is binary(it takes 0 or 1 depends on the person is arrested or not).
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