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| A factor that can affect the outcome of an experiment. |
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| The variable that is manipulated... the one that "I" as the investigator can change. |
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| The variable that "depends" on the Independent. This is the responding variable. These are usually the results, what we measure. Think D for Data. |
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| Those variables that are constant, or kept the same so that they do not affect the outcome. |
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| group(s) subjected to the independent variable. |
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| Group not subjected to the independent variable, used as measuring stick. This is the comparison group. |
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