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In typical middle school math, there are two axis (plural is spelled same but pronounced different): dependent and independent. The x-axis (horizontal) is where the independent variable is normally plotted, and the y-axis (vertical) is where the dependent variable is plotted.

A good way to remember this is to make a statement about the graph. For example, if your x-axis is time in seconds and your y-axis is number of jumping-jacks, you could state the following: "the number of jumping jacks depends on the time in seconds." After all, the time wouldn't be dependent on the number of jumping jacks you can do, would it?

There can be cases where it makes sense to plot an independent variable vertically, rather than horizontally. Usually the title of the graph will give an indication that this is the purpose.

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