Question

identify the variable in the information below.
usa today reported that 44.9% of those surveyed (1261 adults) ate in a fast-food restaurant from one to three times each week.
○ fast-food restaurant as well as response regarding frequency of at restaurants
○ fast-food restaurants
○ adults surveyed
○ none of these choices
○ response regarding frequency of at restaurants

Explanation:

To identify the variable, we analyze the survey context. The survey focuses on how often adults eat at fast - food restaurants. A variable is a characteristic that can take different values or responses. Here, the "response regarding frequency of at restaurants" (the frequency with which adults eat at fast - food restaurants, like 1 - 3 times a week etc.) is the variable as it's the characteristic being measured from the surveyed adults. "Fast - food restaurants" is not a variable here (it's the place, not a measurable characteristic with different values in this survey context), "adults surveyed" are the subjects, not the variable being measured. And the first option is incorrect as it combines two things and the variable is just the response about frequency.

Answer:

response regarding frequency of at restaurants