Answer
The explanatory variable is the sea surface temperature.
Work Step by Step
The sea surface temperature causes the coral growth in the sea; thus, the sea surface temperature is the explanatory variable.
The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition
by Moore, David S.; Notz, William I.; Fligner, Michael A.
Published by
W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10:
146414253X
ISBN 13:
978-1-46414-253-6
Chapter 4 - Scatterplots and Correlation - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 112: 4.10a
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