EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The variable that is measured by the experimenter is the dependent variable. There are two main variables in an experiment, the independent variable and the dependent variable. The independent variable is what the scientists changes between the groups. The dependent variable is what they measure.

Detailed explanation-2: -The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment. 1 For example, in a study looking at how tutoring impacts test scores, the dependent variable would be the participants’ test scores since that is what is being measured.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -A property that may have different values for different individuals and for which these values result from measuring, meaning that the values may take on any value within an interval of numbers. Example. The heights of a class of Year 9 students. See: numerical variable, quantitative variable.