Interactive practice questions
Consider the following variables:
Temperature ($^\circ$°C)
Number of ice cream cones sold
Which of the following statements makes sense?
A change in temperature affects the number of ice cream cones sold.
A change in the number of ice cream cones sold affects the temperature.
Which is the explanatory variable and which is the response variable?
EV: number of ice cream cones sold
RV: temperature
EV: temperature
RV: number of ice cream cones sold
Consider the following variables:
- Ticket sales
- Revenue from a show
For the following variables, choose the sets where one variable has an effect on the other.
Select the three correct options.
In a study on houses, it was found that an explanatory variable was the amount of money spent (in dollars) on renovations. Which of following variables is most likely to be the response variable?