How to find the least-squares regression line - AP Statistics

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In a regression analysis, the y-variable should be the                        variable, and the x-variable should be the                        variable.

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Regression tests seek to determine one variable's ability to predict another variable. In this analysis, one variable is dependent (the one predicted), and the other is independent (the variable that predicts). Therefore, the dependent variable is the y-variable and the independent variable is the x-variable.

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