When graphing in science, the independent variable is the variable graphed on the x-axis; the dependent variable is the variable graphed on the y-axis. To determine the name of the variable, one only needs to find the variable changed by the other variable and the variable remaining unaffected by the other variable. For example, someone wanted to find the the increased temperature of water over a stove during a period of time. Since increasing water temperature cannot affect time and increasing time can affect the water becomes the dependent variable and time becomes the independent variable.
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Dependent variable is the variable that can be measured. However, the independent variable is the variable that changes in the two groups.
It means that they are not supposed to be together.
Science Answer: The Dependent Variable is the Variable that changes automatically during the experiment when the Independent Variable is changed by somebody. :D
Its the variable that is different between the control and test parts of the experiment.
it is important because it is the variable that will never change you dependent variable changes due to your independent variables value