NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -An independent variable is the variable you manipulate, control, or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects. It’s called “independent” because it’s not influenced by any other variables in the study. Independent variables are also called: Explanatory variables (they explain an event or outcome)

Detailed explanation-3: -The independent variable is the variable the experimenter manipulates or changes, and is assumed to have a direct effect on the dependent variable.

Detailed explanation-4: -Experimental Variables A manipulated variable is a variable that is changed by the researcher. A manipulated variable is also called an independent variable.

Detailed explanation-5: -In an experiment, the independent variable is the variable that is varied or manipulated by the researcher. The dependent variable is the response that is measured. One way to think about it is that the dependent variable depends on the change in the independent variable.