Which variable should be the dependent (y) variable and which the independen (x) variable? Explain the difference?

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A sales manager collected the following data on annual sales and years of
experience.
Annual Sales ($1000s)
80
Salesperson
Years of Experience
1
1
4
102
3
6
103
4
10
119
5
13
136
Transcribed Image Text:A sales manager collected the following data on annual sales and years of experience. Annual Sales ($1000s) 80 Salesperson Years of Experience 1 1 4 102 3 6 103 4 10 119 5 13 136
Which variable should be the dependent (y) variable and which the independent
(x) variable? Explain the difference?
Transcribed Image Text:Which variable should be the dependent (y) variable and which the independent (x) variable? Explain the difference?
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As we can see from the above data that the increase in year of experience tends to increase in the annual sales, which means whoever have more year of experience their annual sales is more. So annual sales is dependent on the years of experience.

 

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