When students tardiness is used to predict the test performance of students in a reqression equation, student tardiness is the ____ variable and test performance is the ____ variable.
A) independent; dependent
B) dependent; dependent
C) dependent; independent
D) independent; predictor

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Tardiness is the independent variable because it is being used to predict the dependent variable, test performance. Test performance is the dependent variable because it is the variable being predicted by the independent variable.

When Students Tardiness Is Used to Predict the Test Performance