Question

The independent variable is the ___________ whereas the dependent variable measures ________________.

Answer 1

Answer: The independent variable is the variable that is under control of the experimenter whereas the dependent variable measures the change in the function by changing the independent variable.

Step-by-step explanation:

A variable is defined as

• An unknown quantity which can change
• it is represented by alphabets.
• Two main kinds of variables : Independent variable and dependent variable.

where Independent variable and dependent variable is defined as :

• Independent variable is a variable that can be manipulated in a study by the experimenter  to see the change in dependent variable .

Therefore , the independent variable is the variable that is under control of the experimenter whereas the dependent variable measures the change in the function by changing the independent variable.