In any (well designed) experiment, there is one variable that the experimenter can control that affects one (or more) variables. The variable that the experimenter changes is called the independent variable. On the other hand, the other variable is dependent on the other for its change. Therefore, it is the "dependent variable."
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independent variable is the one you control. the dependent variable depends on the indepdendent variable (the results). on the graph independent in on the bottom and dependent is on the side
An independent variable can be any of a given set of values while a dependent variable is represented as a function of another variable.
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For example in the sraight line equation of y = 2x+6 it is y that is the dependent variable because its value is determined by the independent variable of x
The independent variable is the variable being manipulated in the experiment in order to show the effect on the dependent variable. It is also called the experimental variable.The dependent variable is the variable being observed in the experiment. Changes in the dependent variable as a result of changes in the independent variable are observed, which is the purpose of the experiment. Dependent variable is also called the response variable.