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Chapter 12: Q.12.9 (page 714)

Use the columns "year" and "# flu cases diagnosed. Why is “year” the independent variable and “# flu cases diagnosed.” the dependent variable (instead of the reverse)?

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The year happens in a natural way and it changes in a fixed interval so it is the independent variable and # flu cases diagnosed is dependent on years so it is the dependent variable.

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Given in the question that a table,

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Here the year is a natural variable and it changes in a fixed interval of time so as a result the year will not dependent on any other factors.

Now in this case the year is an independent variable and the # flu cases diagnosed is dependent on the year.

# flu cases diagnosed is a dependent variable.

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