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1.015 Explanatory and response variables

Interactive practice questions

Consider the following variables:

  • gender
  • favourite dog breed
 

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

The explanatory variable is gender and the response variable is favourite dog breed.

A

The explanatory variable is favourite dog breed and the response variable is gender.

B
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< 1min

Consider the following variables:

  • child's eye colour
  • parent's eye colour
Easy
< 1min

Consider the following variables:

  • country of birth
  • language spoken at home
 
Easy
< 1min

Consider the following variables:

  • favourite ice cream flavour
  • birth place
Easy
< 1min
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Outcomes

3.1.3

use an appropriately percentaged two-way frequency table to identify patterns that suggest the presence of an association

3.1.8

identify the response variable and the explanatory variable for primary and secondary data

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