Question

if age is an explanatory variable and height is the corresponding response variable, which of these would be represented by the y - axis on a scatterplot?

a. neither age nor height
b. age
c. both age and height
d. height

Explanation:

In a scatter - plot, the \(x\) - axis represents the explanatory variable and the \(y\) - axis represents the response variable. Here, age is the explanatory variable and height is the response variable.

Answer:

D. Height