The Difference Between an Independent Variable and a Dependent Variable

question 11

Multiple Choice

The difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable is that the dependent variable

• A)can be changed.
• B)is derived from the experimental results.
• C)is determined before the experiment is conducted.
• D)is equivalent to the hypothesis.
• E)is equivalent to the observations.

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