Question

when a survey question asked, \do you believe in heaven?\ and \do you believe in hell?\, 832 subjects answered \yes\ to both questions, 161 answered
o\ to both, 123 answered \yes\ to heaven but
o\ to hell, and 3 answered
o\ to heaven but \yes\ to hell. complete parts a through e below.
a. explain how we could regard either variable (opinion about heaven, opinion about hell) as a response variable.
a. each variable could be the outcome of interest, and how they depend on a third variable could be studied.
b. each variable could be the outcome of interest, and how it depends on the other could be studied.
c. each variable could be used to explain the results of the other variable.
d. each variable could be the outcome of interest, and the distribution of responses across the entire population could be studied.

Explanation:

In this context, the opinion about heaven and the opinion about hell are two variables. A response variable is an outcome of interest. We can study how the opinion about one (e.g., heaven) depends on the opinion about the other (e.g., hell). Option B correctly states that each variable could be the outcome of interest and how it depends on the other could be studied.

Answer:

B. Each variable could be the outcome of interest, and how it depends on the other could be studied