Suppose a researcher collects data for the following pair of variables. The rese

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Suppose a researcher collects data for the following pair of variables. The researcher wants to make a scatterplot. Identify the response and explanatory variables. What would the researcher expect to see in the scatterplot? Discuss the direction, curvature, and variation.
Measuring the hours worked versus items produced for a manufacturing company.

The response variable is the _______ (items produced, hours worked) and the explanatory variable is the ________ (items produced, hours worked).

The scatterplot should be expected to have a ______ (negative, positive) direction and be ______ (linear, curved) with _____ (small, a lot of) variation.

Explanation / Answer

Theresponse variable is the focus of a question in a study or experiment. An explanatory variable is one that explains changes in that variable. It can be anything that might affect the response variable.

Hence here The response variable is the items produced and the explanatory variable is the hours worked.

As we know if we work for more hour more items would be produced hence it would be positive correlation between them.

So, The scatterplot should be expected to have a positive direction and be linear with small variation.

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