Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:A dependent variable can never be dichotomous.

Statement II:An independent variable is always dichotomous.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect ✓ Correct

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Explanation

Statement 1 is false because a dependent variable can indeed be dichotomous.

Pass or fail as an outcome is a dichotomous dependent variable.

Statement 2 is false because an independent variable need not be dichotomous.

An independent variable may have many levels or be continuous.

Dose amount as a predictor is a continuous independent variable.

Both dependent and independent variables can take varied measurement forms.

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