APEX AP Stats 3.1 Overview Intro to Bivariate Data Study Guide

Bivariate Data

Data collected on two different variables.

Explanatory Variable/Independent Variable

Variable that may explain changes in a second variable (x-axis).

Response Variable/Dependent Variable

Variable that shows the value you want to predict (y-axis).

Scatterplot

2-dimensional graph used to display a set of bivariate data on a single graph.

Univariate Data

Data collected on a single variable; analysis of one variable.