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VCE 11 General 2023

7.01 Explanatory and response variables

Interactive practice questions

Consider the following variables:

Temperature ($^\circ$°C)

Number of ice cream cones sold

a

Which of the following statements makes sense?

A change in temperature affects the number of ice cream cones sold.

A

A change in the number of ice cream cones sold affects the temperature.

B
b

Which is the explanatory variable and which is the response variable?

EV: number of ice cream cones sold

RV: temperature

A

EV: temperature

RV: number of ice cream cones sold

B
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Consider the following variables:

- Ticket sales

- Revenue from a show

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For the following variables, choose the sets where one variable has an effect on the other. 

Select the three correct options.

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For the following variables, choose the sets where one variable has an effect on the other.

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