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An independent variable is basically a variable that can be any number. The dependent variable is the variable calculated from the independent variable. For example, I do contract work where I get paid for every hour of work I do in a given week. If I work more hours, my paycheck is bigger. So in this case the number of hours I work is the independent variable (it can, in theory, be anywhere from 0 to 40 or more hours each week), and the dependent variable is the amount on my paycheck (it is a variable too, but it directly depends on the number of hours I worked).

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Dependent is usually used in probability.

It means that when something happens it causes another event to happen.

For example,

If there are three bags, 2 filled with apples and the other a candy,

and your friend were to pick one ( let's just say he gets a candy),

there will be two apples left so you will get an apple.

Because yor friend got a candy you will not be able to get the candy anymore, which lead to different outcomes.

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Dependent Variable is the variable that its value depends on the values of one or more independent variables.

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