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What is the relationship between variable x and variable y?

As variable x increases, variable y increases.
As variable x increases, variable y decreases.
Both variables show a trend toward decreasing values.
No distinct relationship exists between variables x and y.

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x is independant and y in dependant .

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Answer:

So x is usually called the independent or explanatory variable, and y the dependent or response variable. Another way to think about it, sometimes, is that x is used to predict y. So x is something that comes before y in time. That is why, for example, height at age 2 is on the x axis and height at age 18 on the y

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