A survey was conducted involving all grade 12 students in a school to determine if there was a relationship between the number of hours of television they watched each week and their overall grade average. In a scatter plot of this data, which is the independent variable?

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A survey was conducted involving all grade 12 students in a school to determine if there was a relationship between the number of hours of television they watched each week and their overall grade average. In a scatter plot of this data, which is the independent variable? 
(It’s just a question there is no image involved)

a) Time
b) Hours of TV watched per week
c) Overall grade average
d) None of above

Anonymous · Answer

And Dependent variable?

Ezikiel · Answer

I'm pretty sure its time. If not then none of the above.

Anonymous · Answer

overall grade depends on how many hours watched per week.