Card 128 / 180: Assume you are interested in using linear regression to test the effect of the number of hours studied for a college statistics exam on the exam score. From a sample of 150 business statistics students, you obtain the following information: the number of hours the student studied for the exam (HOURS) and their eventual score on the exam out of 100 (SCORE). Which of the following best describes the dependent and independent variables in this scenario?
A)
HOURS is the dependent variable, and SCORE is the independent variable.
B)
HOURS is the independent variable, and SCORE is the dependent variable.
C)
HOURS and SCORE are both independent variables.
D)
Neither HOURS nor SCORE are independent variables.
Answer:
B) HOURS is the independent variable, and SCORE is the dependent variable.
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