What is the difference between independent and dependent variables in sociology?
The dependent variable (Y) is the one affected by the Independent variable (X). X modifies Y So in the manager wage example, the wages are independent (X) and the productivity is the dependent variable (Y), because productivity would increase if the manager promised to pay higher for better performance. Higher poverty (X), leads to Higher Crime (Y). Higher wages (X), leads to Higher productivity (Y) Higher change of getting caught (X), leads to lower crime (Y) More education (X), higher paying job (Y) idk about the last one, just think about it for a while.
