Question

Define these words in your own words:

Independent Variable:
Dependent Variable:

Answer 1

independent variable is a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another.

dependent variable is a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another.

Answer 2

The Dependent Variable is the responding variable.

Independent Variable-nothing is affected by any other variable in the experiment that is being conducted. :)