Question

Here are the scatter plots for two sets of bivariate data with the same response variable. The first compares the variables x & y. The second compares the variables w & y

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Which explanatory variable has a stronger relationship with the response variable y?

• The first variable (x) has a stronger relationship with the response variable y.

• The second variable (w) has a stronger relationship with the response variable y.