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Perhaps. The x-axis is where you put the variable that you change. The y-axis is where the second variable which depends upon the first would go.

If you are recording a measurement that changes every year (e.g. populations of frogs), the x-axis would be the suitable for the year because that is the variable which changes. The population of the frogs is different depending on the year.

If you were measuring the year of birth of a distribution of people, the year would go on the y-axis. The year depends upon which person you choose.

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