Answer :
The term that makes NO distinction between an explanatory variable X and a response variable Y is Correlation , the correct option is (a) .
In the question ,
four options are given ,
we have to select the option that makes no distinction between explanatory variable X and a response variable Y .
Response Variable is the (dependent variable) measures the outcome of the study.
Explanatory Variable is the (independent variable) helps to explain or influence changes in a response variable.
So , Correlation makes no distinction between explanatory and response variables.
So , it makes no difference in calculating the correlation , which variable you call x and which you call y .
Therefore , the correct option is (a) .
The given question is incomplete , the complete question is
Which of the following makes NO distinction between an explanatory variable X and a response variable Y (i.e., you can interchange the roles of X and Y and get the same result) ?
(a) Correlation
(b) Regression
(c) Both correlation and regression make no distinction between X and Y.
(d) Both correlation and regression make distinction between X and Y.
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