Response variable
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Response variable
The variable, one of the two variables in bivariate data, may be affected by the other variable, the explanatory variable.
If the bivariate data result from an experiment, then the response variable is the one that is observed in response to the experimenter having manipulated or selected the value of the explanatory variable.
In a scatter plot, as part of a linear regression analysis, the response variable is placed on the y-axis (vertical axis).
Alternatives: dependent variable, outcome variable, output variable
Curriculum achievement objectives reference
Statistical investigation: Level 8
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