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