in this experiment, 3 sets of plants were grown. one set had no light, one set had some light, one set had full sun. each set was given the same amount of water, the same temperature, the same soil and it was the same plant and same pot. in 21 days this is the amount of growth for each set of plants: the plants is no sun grew 7cm; the plants in some light grew 16cm; the plants in full sun grew 28cm.

what is the independent variable
what is the dependent variable
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An independent variable is the potential stimulus or cause, usually directly manipulated by the experimenter, so it could also be called a manipulative variable.

A dependent variable is the response or measure of results.

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