Variables

Dependent Variables

Control Variables

Independent Variables

Definition

Examples

Importance

Definition

Examples

Importance

Definition

Examples

Importance

Also known as the manipulated variable

The variable you change

Independent on its own

Example: Different locations when you measure how plants grow better in light or in darkness

It is essentially the thing that you are comparing with to gain a result

The group that is kept same

compared to have result

In the experiment with how plants react to light, the control group is the plant that is in normal exposure in sunlight

Compared to independent variable

The things that you measure

The data

Responding variable

Dependent on other variables

In the experiment with how plants react with different exposures of light, the data of how the plants grow is the dependent variable because it changes based on the independent variable

The data used

The result

Used for conclusion