EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Dependent variables are the measured behaviors of participants. They are dependent because they “depend on” what the participants do. The most obvious example is text entry speed, measured, for example, in words per minute.

Detailed explanation-2: -A dependent variable is the variable that changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation. It’s the outcome you’re interested in measuring, and it “depends” on your independent variable. In statistics, dependent variables are also called: Response variables (they respond to a change in another variable)

Detailed explanation-3: -A dependent variable is what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment. The dependent variable responds to the independent variable.

Detailed explanation-4: -Within applied statistics and research, dependent variables can be measured at a categorical level, an ordinal level, or at a continuous level. Categorical dependent variables are used when the outcome of interest is an event or occurrence.

Detailed explanation-5: -The two main variables in an experiment are the independent and dependent variable. An independent variable is the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable. A dependent variable is the variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment.