The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 4 - Scatterplots and Correlation - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 103: 4.1c

Answer

It is reasonable to view one variable as the explanatory variable and the other variable as the response variable. The explanatory variable is the number of hours per week of extracurricular activities, and the response variable is the grade point average.

Work Step by Step

The grade received is a variable, and this variable can be influenced by how many extracurricular activities you attended.
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