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It depends on what you are looking at. If you want to look at changes in variable Y when a variable X is changed, then X is the independent variable and Y is the dependent. But if you want to look at changes in X which accompany changes in Y, then Y is the independent variable and X is the dependent.

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The independent variable is the variable that is altered by the scientist, and the dependent variable's value is dependent on the value of the independent variable.

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Independent variable=Group that receives the variable.This group is needed to compare our results.

Dependent variable= What we measure in the experiment.

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