According to the scatterplot below, which statement is correct?

A graph titled Years in Operation versus Enrollment at a Daycare Center has years in operation on the x-axis and enrollment on the y-axis. Plots pointed are (1, 11), (2, 33), (3, 39), (4, 58), (5, 85).
The input, or dependent variable, is enrollment.
The output, or dependent variable, is years in operation.
The input, or independent variable, is years in operation.
The output, or independent variable, is enrollment.

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2 hours ago

In the context of the scatterplot you described, the following statement is correct:

The input, or independent variable, is years in operation.

In a scatterplot, the independent variable (often the input variable) is typically plotted on the x-axis, while the dependent variable (output variable) is plotted on the y-axis. In your case, "years in operation" is on the x-axis and "enrollment" is on the y-axis, indicating that years in operation is the independent variable and enrollment is the dependent variable.