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Dependent variables
The independent variable is what you are changing in the experiment to get varied results. The dependent variable is the result of what you have changed. So the dependent variable depends on the independent variable. For example, if you are experimenting with the effect of water on height of a plant, the different amounts of water that you give the plant is the independent variable. The height of the plant that you measure as the result of the water is the dependent variable.
The factor in an experiment that responds to the manipulated variable
In any science investigation you have independent (also called manipulated) variables and dependent (also called responding) variables. If you use a certain independent variable, then you will get a certain dependent variable. Consider throwing a ball into the air. How high the ball goes is a dependent variable. What does it depend on? It depends on the independent variables like how hard you throw, how heavy the ball is, how big the ball is, etc.
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dependent variable
Dependent Variable: - Something that might be effected by the change in the independent variable - What is observed - What is measured - The data collected during the investigation :)
Dependent variables
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The independent variable is what you are changing in the experiment to get varied results. The dependent variable is the result of what you have changed. So the dependent variable depends on the independent variable. For example, if you are experimenting with the effect of water on height of a plant, the different amounts of water that you give the plant is the independent variable. The height of the plant that you measure as the result of the water is the dependent variable.
The independent variable! =] the dependent variable is what is changed by the independent variable... Eg... And a bad one at that lol... But the affect of salt on the boiling point of water... Salt is independent variable... Dependent is the boiling point =]
The dependent variable is dependent on the independent variable, so when the independent variable changes, so does the dependent variable.
The factor in an experiment that responds to the manipulated variable
In any science investigation you have independent (also called manipulated) variables and dependent (also called responding) variables. If you use a certain independent variable, then you will get a certain dependent variable. Consider throwing a ball into the air. How high the ball goes is a dependent variable. What does it depend on? It depends on the independent variables like how hard you throw, how heavy the ball is, how big the ball is, etc.
dependent variable
is dependent on the independent variable