Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:A dependent variable can be dichotomous.
Statement II:An independent variable can never be dichotomous.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect ✓ Correct
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Explanation
Statement one is correct and statement two is incorrect about dichotomous variables.
Statement one holds because a dependent variable can be dichotomous, such as pass or fail.
Statement two is false because an independent variable can also be dichotomous, such as treatment or control.
Dichotomous simply means a variable with only two categories, allowed on either side.
Sex, presence or absence and yes or no are common dichotomous variables in research.
Logistic regression is designed for a dichotomous dependent variable.
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