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Responsible Variable- Measures an outcome of a study (dependent variable) ex. calories

Explanatory variable- Looks to explain or influence a change in the response (independent variable ex. body fat %

Bivariant Analysis- Begins by analyzing two number variables by plotting them in a scatter plot

Scatterplot- Shows the relationship between the two numeric variables by plotting the individual values as a pair

Multivariate analysis- When introducing another variable

r>0- Positive association

r<0- Negative association

r=0- Means no association

|r|- “close” to 1 then there is a stronger association, if “close” to 0 then there is a weaker association