INTRODUCTION
RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC METHODS
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Detailed explanation-1: -The independent variable is the one the experimenter controls. The dependent variable is the variable that changes in response to the independent variable. The two variables may be related by cause and effect. If the independent variable changes, then the dependent variable is affected.
Detailed explanation-2: -Independent variables cause changes in another variable. The researchers control the values of the independent variables. They are controlled or manipulated variables. Experiments often refer to them as factors or experimental factors.
Detailed explanation-3: -In analytical health research there are generally two types of variables. Independent variables are what we expect will influence dependent variables. A Dependent variable is what happens as a result of the independent variable.