What are Independent variables and Dependent variables?
An independent variable is a factor that can be varied or manipulated in an experiment (e.g. time, temperature, concentration, etc). It is usually what will affect the dependent variable. A dependent variable is what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment. The dependent variable responds to the independent variable. It is called dependent because it “depends” on the independent variable. In a scientific experiment, you cannot have a dependent variable without an independent variable. OR dependent variable (math.), a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable, which is called the independent variable…
