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8090 [49]
3 years ago
8

Explain the difference between independent variables, dependent variables, and control variables.

Biology
1 answer:
IgorC [24]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Independent: Purposely altered

Dependent: Changes with respect to the independent being altered

Controlled: Never changes

Explanation:

An independent variable is a variable in which does not rely on other pieces/variables of an experiment to assume a value. In other words, it does not change when other variables change. However, it can be changed intentionally by the scientist.

A dependent variable is a variable in which its change in value relies on other pieces/variables of an experiment to assume a value. So, if the indeoendent variable is changed, the dependent variable will change as well. The opposite is not true though - if the dependent variable changes (for whatever reason), the independent variable hasn't necessarily been changed.

A controlled variable is a variable that stays CONSTANT throughout an experiment. It is never changed, and nothing will change it. An example of a control variable is the number of participants in a study: no more participants are being added, and no participants are being removed. The number of participants remains STATIC throughout the study.

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