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in a scientific experiment, the ____ is the thing the experimenter deliberately changed while observing

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Independent Variable. This variable is the factor that is changed deliberately for the purpose of the experiment and observing how the outcome is, which is the dependent variable (affected by the independent variable).
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Independent Variable

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In a scientific experiment the independent variable is the thing the experimenter deliberately changed while observing

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