A few days ago
almost lover

what is the difference between….?

independent variable and dependent variable?

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A few days ago
Joe_D

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The independent variable is the condition that you change in an experiment to see if you get a change in the second variable (dependent), that depends on it. The independent variable acts alone (independently).

Example: Variables are: 1. heat and 2. time it takes for a frog to jump out of hot water.

Put a frog in a pot of water and turn on the heat.

The heat is the independent variable, because you can move the temperature up and down independently. The time that it takes for a frog to jump out of hot water is the “dependent” variable, because how fast it jumps out depends upon the heat of the water (also a dependent variable), which depends on how high you turn up the heat (independent variable).

Do I qualify for a hot nerd?? 🙂

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A few days ago
capoaguilar
The independent variable can work alone to do whatever it has to do and the dependent variable needs to work off of something
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