EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The definition of a manipulated variable is a factor that is purposefully and specifically changed by the experimenter. The manipulated variable is also called the independent variable or test variable.

Detailed explanation-2: -Question: What’s an independent variable? Answer: An independent variable is exactly what it sounds like. It is a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure. For example, someone’s age might be an independent variable.

Detailed explanation-3: -A manipulated variable, also known as an independent variable, is a part of an experiment that you can change to see how other variables respond.

Detailed explanation-4: -The independent variable is what you change, and the dependent variable is what changes as a result of that. You can also think of the independent variable as the cause and the dependent variable as the effect.

Detailed explanation-5: -Independent variables (IV): These are the factors or conditions that you manipulate in an experiment. Your hypothesis is that this variable causes a direct effect on the dependent variable.