Independent and Dependent Variables Explained

A variable that is not used in experiments

A variable that remains unchanged throughout the experiment

A variable that changes in response to other factors

A variable that can be either dependent or independent

Calories burned

Number of items

Sleepiness level

Total cost

Neither

Both

Dependent variable

Independent variable

Quality of streams

Type of subscription

Number of streams watched

Number of months subscribed

m

c

Both m and c

Neither m nor c

Both are dependent

Test grade received

Number of hours practiced

Both are independent

Unrelated

Inversely proportional

Constant

Directly proportional

For every unit increase in x, y increases by 3

For every unit increase in y, x increases by 3

x and y are unrelated

x decreases as y increases

Coefficient

Dependent variable

Independent variable

Constant

Increase in miles per week

Speed of running

Decrease in training intensity

Consistency of training