Dependent Variable:
- Something that might be effected by
the change in the independent variable
- What is observed
- What is measured
- The data collected during the investigation :)
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A dependent variable depends on or changes according to the independent variable but not vice versa. For example light from a campfire increases with a bigger fire, so light is the dependent variable, and the amount of fire is the independent variable. In other words, the amount of light given off depends on how much fire there is, but the amount of fire does not change because the light changes.
The independent variable (in a graph) is on the horizontal side. It is the variable you are free to choose, and it is on the 'x-axis'. Hope this helps you understand!