The manipulated variable goes on the horizontal axis.
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X-Axis is manipulated variable. Y-Axis is responding variable
In a graph the vertical axis displays the y variablewhile the horizontal axis displays the x variable. The manipulated variable will be shown on the x axis while the responding variable will be shown on the y axis.
The independent variable is the one which the researcher controls and manipulates. On a graph this is the 'x' axis.
The variable x. If there is an independent variable it would be placed on the x axis but there need not be one.
The horizontal axis, or "X" axis, is usually reserved for the variable you have no control over, such as the passing of time. This is called the independent variable.