Question

Identify the explanatory and response variables in the following situation:

There is a strong negative correlation between latitude above the equator and number of hours of daylight on December 21.


A. Explanatory: Time of year
Response: Daylight hours

B. Explanatory: Latitude
Response: Average temperature

C. Explanatory: Daylight hours
Response: Latitude

D. Explanatory: Latitude
Response: Daylight hours

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

I was thinking C but im not sure

Answer 3

What does a "response" variable mean to you?

Answer 4

I dont know the exact definition but i know the response variable is on the Y axis

Answer 5

That is correct.
It can also be called the dependent variable.
In this situation it is the day light hours that depend on what?

Answer 6

The latitude?

Answer 7

Correct.

Answer 8

So Latitude is the explanatory?

Answer 9

Yes, latitude explains the response of the day light hours.

Answer 10

Thanks :)

Answer 11

Thanks for asking :-)