A study was conducted to determine the relationship between the outdoor temperature and the number of visitors to a municipal swimming pool.
What are the independent and dependent variables for this study?

A. The independent variable is the size of the pool, and the dependent variable is the number of visitors to the pool.

B. The independent variable is the number of visitors to the pool, and the dependent variable is the size of the pool.

C. The independent variable is the outdoor temperature, and the dependent variable is the number of visitors to the pool.

D. The independent variable is the number of visitors to the pool, and the dependent variable is the outdoor temperature.

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Answer :

C, because the independent variable would be the variable that is changing -- in this case, the temperature. The dependent variable changes according to the independent variable, and is called so because it depends on the temperature of the pool.

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