M. Allison Ford and Donald Torok found that motivational signs were effective in

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M. Allison Ford and Donald Torok found that motivational signs were effective in increasing physical activity on a college campus. Signs such as "Step up to a healthier lifestyle" and "An average person burns 10 calories a minute walking up the stairs" were posted by the elevators and stairs in a college building. Students and faculty increased their use of the stairs during times that the signs were posted compared to times when there were no signs. [Ford, M. A., & Torok, D. (2008). Motivational signage increases physical activity on a college campus. Journal of American College Health, 57, 242-244.] Identify the independent and dependent variables for this study. The independent variable is , and the dependent variable is What scale of measurement is uset for the independent variable? O Nominal O Ordinal O Ratio O Interval

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Independent variable is motivational sign , dependent variable is physical activity ..

Independent variable is to having a motivational sign or not so it is as like as gender (male or female ) which can also be represented as 0 or 1 and thus it can be measured only on nominal scale

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