Are higher than average sea surface temperatures associated

Are higher than average sea surface temperatures associated with a greater than average number of hurricanes each year? In a 2010 study, the average global sea surface temperature anomaly was recorded, along with the number of Atlantic hurricanes above or below the average for that year. The response variable is:

Solution

Variables of interest in an experiment (those that are measured or observed) are called response or dependent variable

The response variable is:     average number of hurricanes each year