What is the meaning of this excerpt? the speaker believes that she and her peers ought to be in charge of assigning sentences in cases like hesters. the speaker believes she and her peers ought to be acknowledged for their good standing in the community. the speaker believes that the older women of the church ought to be allowed to serve as magistrates. the speaker believes that the magistrates have been too strict in their handling of hesters case?

Dr. redbull conducts a study to determine whether her new energy drink children perform better on spelling tests. she randomly assigns children to one of two groups: group 1 receives her energy drink and group 2 receives water. she then gives both groups a spelling test and compares the results. which of the following is true about this study? a. group 1 is the dependent variable and group 2 is the independent variable. b. this is a correlational study. c. group 2 is the experimental group. d. the independent variable is the type of drink the children receive.