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What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable

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The difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable in an experiment is that the independent variable is the one that the researcher will change or alter in order to test the effects of the change on the dependent variable. The purpose of the experiment is to observe the relationship between changes in the independent variable and changes in the dependent variable. If the dependent variable changes as a result of the changes in the independent variable then the researcher knows that the two variable has a relationship.

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Independent does not change from the influence of the experiment and dependent does
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