Suppose It Has Been Established That "Annual Income" and "Years

Suppose it has been established that "annual income" and "Years of college" are linearly related, and that the relationship can be modeled using the following equation: Annual Income = $23,400+$7200(Years of College) . In this model, "Annual Income" is the
? variable, and "Years of College" is the ? variable. The two variables have a ? linear relationship.

A) Independent; Dependent; Positive
B) Independent; Dependent; Negative
C) Dependent; Independent; Negative
D) Dependent; Independent; Positive