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a researcher wants to find out if teens have higher rates of depression if they experiment with drugs. whats the dependent variable

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drug use is the dependant variable
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The dependent variable in this experiment is the drugs. We know this because it is what is going to remain the same throughout the experiment. The dependent variable is usually what you can control in an experiment.

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