Identify the explanatory and response variable in each pair given below:
Gender, Favourite dog breed
Child's eye colour, Parent's eye colour
Country of birth, Language spoken at home
Favourite ice cream flavour, Birth place
In a study on car accidents, the response variable was "type of injury". Give an example of a possible explanatory variable.
In a study on professional careers, the response variable was "income bracket". Give an example of a possible explanatory variable.
In a study on sporting injuries, the explanatory variable was "type of sport". Give an example of a possible response variable.
In a study on houses, it was found that an explanatory variable was the amount of money spent on renovations. Give an example of a possible response variable.
In a study on spending habits, the explanatory variable was "type of job". Give an example of a possible response variable.
A graph is to display the relationship between the following variables:
Fitness level
Time spent exercising
Which of these variables should be on the horizontal axis of the graph?
Consider the following variables:
Ticket sales
Revenue from a show
State whether the following statements are correct:
The revenue made from a show affects ticket sales.
Ticket sales affect the revenue made from a show.
Which is the explanatory variable and which is the response variable?
For each pairs of variables, state which variable directly effects the other:
Arm length (cm), Weight (kg)
Temperature (\degreeC ), Distance from the equator (km)
Weekly income, Number of friends
Time of travel (minutes), Distance covered (m)
Age (years), Time spent watching television
Time spent working, Wages earned
Time spent to finish a novel, Number of pages
Marital status, film preference
Hair Length, Gender
Number of pets, Time spent caring for pets
Time spent training, Athletic performance.
The scatter plot shows the relationship between sea temperature and the amount of healthy coral:
Which variable is the response variable?
Which variable is the explanatory variable?
The graph shows the height of a ball after it is dropped off the side of a building:
What is the response variable?
What is the explanatory variable?