dependent variable
"Not sure if this will help but I am a very visual learning, like my students so acronyms like the DRY MIX will be wonderful!! Also, I teach my students that the Independent Variable is usually the thing you are testing and the Dependent Variable is what you usually measure. I also tell them that the Independent variable is like the "cause" and the Dependent Variable is like the "effect"."
"An independent variable is like a knob you can turn - it's an adjustable thing. A dependent variable is what changes when you turn the knob. You can change the hours of study, and as a result the course grade changes. That makes the hours of study the independent variable and the course grade the dependent variable."
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