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The independent variable is the variable that is altered by the scientist, and the dependent variable's value is dependent on the value of the independent variable.
and independent variable is bigger than a dependent variable
The dependent variable is dependent on the independent variable, so when the independent variable changes, so does the dependent variable.
The independent variable of an experiment is the variable that you change, and the dependent variable is the result of the independent variable.
The Independent variable is the one you control. The dependent variable is controlled by the Independent Variable.
Math: Independent variable is what you change. Dependent variable is what you measure.
the dependent variable changes based on the independent variable
An independent variable is the variable you can change in an experiment. On a graph, it's on the X-axis. A dependent variable is the result of changing the independent variable. It is literally dependent on it. The dependent variable goes on the Y-axis.
The manipulated/independent variable is a variable that changes and it is what the responding/dependent variable change because of the manipulated variable.
is dependent on the independent variable
When conducting scientific experiments, the researcher manipulates an "independent variable" (i.e., some physical parameter that can be controlled) in order to measure the effects of such manipulation on a "dependent variable" (i.e., the results of changing the physical parameter of interest). For example, one could lower the temperature in a refrigerator (the temperature being an independent variable) and wait to observe when water left in the refrigerator turns to ice (the change from liquid water to the solid form being the dependent variable). Thus, the change in the dependent variable depends on the manipulation of the independent variable. The independent variable is the variable you change, the dependant variable is what changes as a result of what you change.
The independent variable is what you are changing to get the results. In this experiment, the different types of cheeses are the independent variables. The dependent variable is your result. Therefore the dependent variable is what cheese grew mold faster. The independent variable would be the amount of time you put the cheese out for and the dependant would be the amount of mold growing at the end of each time.