Question

select the correct choices that complete the sentence below
in a scatter diagram, the variable is plotted on the horizontal axis and the variable is plotted on the vertical axe
explanatory
confounding
lurking
response

Explanation:

In a scatter diagram, the explanatory variable (also known as the independent variable) is used to predict or explain the response variable. By convention, it is plotted on the horizontal (\(x -\)axis). The response variable (also known as the dependent variable) is the variable being predicted or explained, and it is plotted on the vertical (\(y -\)axis). Confounding variables are variables that affect both the explanatory and response variables but are not part of the analysis. Lurking variables are similar to confounding variables but are not measured in the study.

Answer:

First blank: explanatory, Second blank: response