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Dependent variable — Edexcel GCSE Statistics Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Statistics · key term

Dependent variable

Definition

The variable whose response is being investigated, plotted on the vertical y-axis; also called the response variable.

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Edexcel GCSE Statistics · 1ST0

Specification 2e.01 · Paper 1, Paper 2

The dependent variable is the quantity whose response you are investigating or trying to predict.
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