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When the question asks to plot $a$ against $b$, which value should go on which axis?

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    @Henning ... the reader may also need a mirror. `:-)`2012-09-07

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In my experience, the sentence

Plot $y$ versus $x$

means that $y$ is considered as a dependent variable, and $x$ as an independent variable. So $y$ goes on the vertical axis.