SOLUTION: What is the variable we are trying to explain or predict in regression analysis?

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Question 744119: What is the variable we are trying to explain or predict in regression analysis?
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What is the variable we are trying to explain or predict in regression analysis?
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Ans: The dependent variable.
Cheers,
Stan H.

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