To find out what happens.
So the variable can be at constant.
the investigator only changes one variable in an experiment because they need to see how that one variable reacts. if you wanted to see how the dependent variable changed but changed the independent variable you would not see how the one variable reacts.
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 :)
A Dependent Variable!
Control Variable
Which factor does the investigator change during an investigation?
A parameter in an experiment that can change is known as a variable.
So the variable can be at constant.
controlled parameters the factor that stays the same in ALL groups variable parameters the factor(s) that change between control groups and variable groups
You only change one variable in an investigation because if you change more than one you won't know which change affected the data.
the investigator only changes one variable in an experiment because they need to see how that one variable reacts. if you wanted to see how the dependent variable changed but changed the independent variable you would not see how the one variable reacts.
Amount of water
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.
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 :)
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.
An independent variable is not affected by the change of another independent variable. To make an experiment, you generally try to change each independent variable in its turn, leaving other independent variables constant, getting the result (the dependent variable) which was chosen. The results can be exhibited as graphs, where the independent variable serves as abscissa or a parameter, or tables
Manipulated variables are also known as independent variables. These are the variable which you change in an investigation. Plotted on the x axis.