An independent variable is a factor that is changed by the controller of the experiment.
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The independant variable is the variable being manipulated or changed. The dependant variable is the results. For example, seeing how different amounts of steroids affect someones body weight. The independant would be the steroids because you are changing the amount. The dependant is the body weight because those are the results you are getting back.
Yes, independant variables are the variables that are changed in an experiment to observe the results, called the dependant variable.
operational definition of a manipulated variable
yes it can I've done a few experiments that have had more than one independant variable.
Take the expression y = f(x) where f is a function relating y in terms of x. x is the input - the independant variable. y is the output - the dependant variable because it's value depends on x.