Independent, Dependent variable, Hypothesis: music, shopping
Dan was talking to Jim, a supervisor. Jim explained that his company had begun playing background music for the data-entry workers and productivity went up and there were fewer errors. Dan wondered if music within a grocery store might have a similar effect on customers. Would customers shop longer with slow, easy-to-listen-to music playing? Design an experiment to test the influence of music tempo on shopper behavior.
Indicate the independent variable. What dependent variables might be important in this study? Develop a hypothesis for each of your dependent variables.