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Provide the definitions of "independent variable" and "dependent variable." Explain why they are critical to answering hypotheses and research questions.

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Knowing what the independent and dependent variables will help you understand what is necessarily needed to be done in your research plus the variables are a part of the hypothesis that you created.
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Answer:

The independant variable is a variable that is not affected by anything and the dependent variable is something that is not affected by anything in the experiment.

Step-by-step explanation:

Im not sure what the last part of the question would be.

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