Answer:
The variable that is being predicted is the dependent variable.
Step-by-step explanation:
The regression analysis is used to determine the effect on the response or dependent variable with every one unit change in the predictor or independent variable.
In case of simple linear regression there is only one independent variable and in cases of multiple linear regression there are more than one independent variables.
The general form of simple linear regression is:
[tex]y=\alpha +\beta x[/tex]
The general form of multiple linear regression is:
[tex]y=\alpha +\beta_{1} x_{1} +\beta_{2} x_{2}+...+ +\beta_{n} x_{n}[/tex]
The dependent variable are usually denoted by the letter "y" and the independent variables are usually denoted by the letter "x".
Thus, the variable that is being predicted is the dependent variable.
