In graphing a relationship between two variables, economists always follow the mathematical convention. Thus, if price is the independent variable then it is measured on the horizontal axis.

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In economics, the convention is often to place the independent variable, such as price, on the vertical axis when graphing supply and demand curves, which is opposite to the standard mathematical convention.

In Graphing a Relationship Between Two Variables, Economists Always Follow