The graph shows the number of handbags that Mandy made in one day.
What are the variables?
Describe how the variables are related.
Mandy's Handbags
number of handbags
time
The variables in this graph are the number of handbags and time. The number of handbags is the dependent variable, as it depends on the time. Time is the independent variable, as it is the factor that is being measured or manipulated.
The relationship between the variables is that as time increases, the number of handbags made by Mandy also increases. This means that there is a positive correlation between time and the number of handbags made.