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Variables
“y”
It is usually the _______ in a table or equation.
Dependent variable:___________
grade
2. The height of a plant and the amount
you water it.
Independent variable: ___________
Amount watered
Total # Push-ups 0 4 7 9 12 17 20 22 24 27 30 31 35
y
• As one variable
increases, so
does the other.
x
Example of positive
correlation…
• As one variable y
increases, the
other
decreases.
x
Example of negative
correlation…
• As one variable y
increases, you
cannot tell what
the other is
doing.
x
Example of no correlation…