Economists

question 8

Multiple Choice

Economists

• A) always put the independent variable on the horizontal axis and the dependent variable on the vertical axis.
• B) always put the dependent variable on the horizontal axis and the independent variable on the vertical axis.
• C) are somewhat arbitrary in assigning independent and dependent variables to the horizontal and vertical axes.
• D) measure the slope of a line differently than do mathematicians.

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