Scatter graph variables

I want to investigate the relationship between Ofsted rankings and property prices.

I want to graph a scatter graph.

Would house prices go on the bottom (x axis) and ranking on the y axis?

If you were thinking in term of one variable “explaining” the other, which way around would you put it? House prices “explaining” Osted ranks, or Ofsted ranks “explaining” house prices? (NB, I think a case could be made for either way around!) Which possibility do you want to illustrate?

It would be normal practice to put the explanatory variable on the x-axis and the outcome on the y-axis. Also note, that one of your variables is a rank, so it is an ordinal variable whose absolute value has little meaning. Therefore you shouldn’t be fitting a regression line to your data! The fact that the Ofsted rank is a categorical variable also explains the odd appearence of you plot. This is quite normal.

I note that the x-axis of your graph has repeated values...looks like something has gone wrong...

Hello.

Yes. "Does Ofsted ranking influence house prices" is correct - not the other way around.

So, does this mean that Ofsted does actually go on the x axis? (It is the independent variable).

Houses prices is the dependant variable (the one I am measuring) and so goes on the y axis?

If I tidy up the graph and add lables, is it therefore correct?

Is this correct?