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Identifying Independent and Dependent Variables in Experiments

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The easiest way to identify which variable in your experiment is the Independent Variable (IV) and which one is the Dependent Variable (DV) is by putting both the variables in the sentence below in a way that makes sense.

“The IV causes a change in the DV. It is not possible that DV could cause any change in IV.”

Step-by-step explanation:

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