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An explanatory variable is one which may be used to explain or predict changes in the values of another variable. There may be several explanatory variables.

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What are Explanatory variable?

Explanatory (or predictor) variable: A variable which is used in a relationship to explain or to predict changes in the values of another variable; the latter called the dependent variable.


What are explanatory and response variables in statistics?

Explanatory and Response variables are just fancy words for independent and dependent variables. Explanatory is the independent variable and response is the dependent variable.


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explanatory variable


What are the rules for a positive correlation?

As the explanatory variable increases, the response variable increases


Is age a independent variable?

the variable age has discriptive value but not necessarily explanatory value.


What describes the variable that is changed to test the prediction?

The independent (or explanatory) variable is changed to test the prediction,


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independent variable called also predictor variables,explanatory variables,manipulated variables etc.


Does a line graph show changes in the responding variable only?

No. It shows changes in the response variable against changes in the explanatory (or independent) variable(s).


In an experimental design the variable the researcher has control over and that is different for the treatment and control groups is called the?

Explanatory variable apex


Does an observational study or a designed experiment allow the researcher to claim causation between and explanatory variable and a response variable?

designed experiment


A researcher performing an experiment introduces changes in an response variable and tries to explain or bring about resulting changes in the explanatory variable?

True