Edexcel GCSE Statistics · 1ST0
Specification 1b.03, 2e.01 · Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Explanatory and response variablesThe explanatory variable, also called the independent variable, is the variable being used to explain or investigate the change. The response variable, also called the dependent variable, is the outcome being measured.
- Revise: Correlation vocabulary
The variable used to explain or predict a response, plotted on the horizontal x-axis.