How can i remember the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable?
Independent variables are the ones that the experimenter changes. Dependent variables are the ones that are measured. Think of it this way–if you’re independent, you’re free! You can set your value and what you are. If you’re dependent, you aren’t in control anymore–you depend on what the other variables are doing, and you can’t decide your value for yourself. You could think of it like parents and children, too. Parents are independent–they decide where to live, where to go for dinner, that sort of thing. Children are dependent–where they live and where they go depends on what their parents decide.
