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Independent variables are variables that can be changed in an experiment, while dependent variables are variables that change as a result of an experiment. In other words, independent variables are what you change, and dependent variables are the results of the experiment.

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The independent variable is the variable that you are curious about, and that you are going to change is some systematic way in an experiment to see what affect your changes make. What you check, to see if there are differences, is the dependent variable. According to your hypothesis, the values of the dependent variable will 'depend' on how you manipulate the independent variable.

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The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated. This affects the dependent variable and the results of the experiment.

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