Exact or even close population counts are not known. It is thought that Pompeii had a population somewhere between 12,000 and 15,000 and Herculaneum a population between 4,000 and 5,000. Very few remains have been found within Herculaneum. Most of the remains have been found on the beach.
All research projects are based around variables. A variable is the characteristic or attribute of an individual, group, educational system, or the environment that is of interest in a research study. Variables can be straightforward and easy to measure, such as gender, age, or course of study.haracteristics of the environment may also be variables, such as the amount of school funding or availability of computers. Therefore, once the general research topic has been identified, the researcher should identify the key variables of interest. For example, a researcher is interested in low levels of literacy.
An independent variable is the variable that is changed in a scientific experiment. Independent variables are the variables that the experimenter changes to test their dependent variable. For example, a scientist is testing the effect of light and dark on the behavior of moths by turning a light on and off.