Question

Consider the following hypothetical scenario: You are a graduate student interested in studying the relationship between the highest grossing films (i.e., films that make at least $100 million at the box office) and the number of highly paid actors and actresses in these highest grossing films. You define ‘highly paid’ as an actor or actress who makes more than $10 million per film. Your research question is:

Do films that make at least $100 million at the box office star more highly paid actors and actresses than films that make less money? That is, does star power have a positive effect on box office earnings?

Which is the explanatory variable in this study?

Group of answer choices

1.Number of highly paid actors and actresses

2.Number of films

3.Box office earnings

4.Income of actors and actresses

Answer 1

Which is the explanatory variable in this study?

1.Number of highly paid actors and actresses

2.Number of films

3.Box office earnings

4.Income of actors and actresses