If we were interested in predicting grade point average from the number of hours students spend on the internet what should we place on the vertical axis?
A) grade point average
B) number of hours on the internet
C) students
D) either variable

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In a typical graph for predicting one variable from another, the dependent variable (the outcome we are interested in predicting) is placed on the vertical axis. In this case, the grade point average is the dependent variable we want to predict based on the independent variable, which is the number of hours students spend on the internet.

If We Were Interested in Predicting Grade Point Average from the Number