The increase in the availability of streaming TV services (e.g., Netflix, Hulu) has led to the phenomenon of binge watching (i.e., watching consecutive episodes of a series in one setting for several hours). A study published in Arab Media & Society (May 15, 2019) investigated the habits of binge watchers residing in the United Arab Emirates. The sample of 229 binge watchers was divided into three age groups: under 20 years, 20-25 years, and over 25 years. Each binge watcher’s lack of ability to control his or her own TV binge-watching behavior—called self-regulation deficiency—was measured on a 20-point scale (with higher scores indicating less control over reducing or stopping binge watching). The researcher compared the mean self-regulation deficiency scores of binge watchers in the three age groups. Identify each of the following elements for this study:

a. Response variable

b. Factor(s)

c. Treatments

d. Experimental units