materials and methods
The independent variable is the factor changed by the scientists.The dependent variable (think of it like this: it dependson the results of the experiment) is what is measured.
There are many different things that are measured and tested by the data collected in an experiment. Color changes are one thing that can be measured and tested for example.
The "control" factor. (The factor being tested is referred to as the "treatment" factor.)
the thing that is measured.
If there is a factor that confuses the result of an experiment, I would call that a design flaw in the experiment. It might also be an uncontrolled variable.
Dependent variable. The independent variable is the factor that is changed during the experiment. The dependent variable is the factor that is measured. Written in an "if-then" statement, the IV follows the "if" and the DV follows the "then."
A dependent variable is the factor, or outcome, that will be measured in an experiment.
dependent variable
dependent variable
Dependent variable. The independent variable is the factor that is changed during the experiment. The dependent variable is the factor that is measured. Written in an "if-then" statement, the IV follows the "if" and the DV follows the "then."
The factor that is being tested in an experiment is called a variable. The factor that is measured or observed is called the dependent variable.
Scientific law :)
It is the factor in the experiment that is being measured or tested.
independent variable
The variable measured in an experiment is called the dependent variable" the outcome factor". In contrast, the independent variable is the experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable who effect is being studied.
The independent variable is the factor changed by the scientists.The dependent variable (think of it like this: it dependson the results of the experiment) is what is measured.
So scientists can know for certain if the factor they're testing affects the outcome and isn't caused by another factor which isn't being measured. It elimiantes the chance of another factor affecting the outcome of an experiment.