A quality manager is developing a regression model to predict the total number of defects as a function of the day of the week that the item is produced.Production runs are done 10 hours a day, 7 days a week.The dependent variable is ______.
A)day of week
B)production run
C)percentage of defects
D)number of defects
E)number of production runs

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The dependent variable is the outcome the model aims to predict, which in this case is the "total number of defects." This makes "number of defects" the correct answer, as it directly corresponds to what the regression model seeks to predict based on the day of the week.

A Quality Manager Is Developing a Regression Model to Predict