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Haha are you cheating on your Biology homework? Or is it HSPA? Al/geo perhaps? Well I'll help you anyway. It's simple really. The dependent variable 'depends' on the value the independent variable takes for its value.
Say you have: y = 3x - 2
This is the equation for a straight line right? Well, 'y' is the dep. variable, and 'x' is the indep. variable. So 'x' takes on any value you wish to give it. So if I assign a value of one (1) to x then y HAS to be 3*1 - 2 = 1.
So y = 1 ONLY when x has been given its value.
Understand?
Think of it like this:
When you go to a restaurant, you can ONLY get what the restaurant offers on its menu. You can't go to a hot dog joint and say "Hey....gimme a fillet mignon!".......right? Your meal DEPENDS on the menu.....your meal is 'dependent' upon the offerings of that restaurant...and the offerings of the restaurant are like the independent variable.
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What is the dependent variable in sciene?
A dependent variable is the variable being tested in a scientific experiment.The dependent variable is 'dependent' on the independent variable. As the experimenter changes the independent variable, the change in the dependent variable is observed and recorded.For example, a scientist is testing the effect of light and dark on the behavior of moths by turning a light on and off. The independent variable is the amount of light and the moth's reaction is the dependent variable.
Which variable is independent and which variable is dependent?
Oh honey, the independent variable is the one you can control and manipulate, like a puppet master pulling the strings. The dependent variable is the one that sits back and gets affected by the independent variable's shenanigans, like a poor unsuspecting victim. So, in simpler terms, the independent variable is the cause, and the dependent variable is the effect.
What is the independent variable of the effect of soil on papaya seedlings?
what is the dependent variable of the effect of soil on papaya seedlings
What is definition and examples of dependent variable and independent variable?
I'm doing a science project on if fingerprint patterns are inherited? what is the control, independent variable and dependent variable? An ''independent variable is a ''variable which is presumed to affect or determine a dependent ''variable. independent variable is typically the variable being manipulated or changed and the dependent variable is the observed result of the independent variable being manipulated.'''''' Example; In price and sales relationship one can manipulate price to check its effect on sales, so sale is dependent and price is independent variable.
What is the difference between dependent and independent variables?
The independent variable is the variable being manipulated in the experiment in order to show the effect on the dependent variable. It is also called the experimental variable.The dependent variable is the variable being observed in the experiment. Changes in the dependent variable as a result of changes in the independent variable are observed, which is the purpose of the experiment. Dependent variable is also called the response variable.
