Define these words in your own words: independent variable: dependent variable:

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.

a researcher conducts an experiment on the secretion of a particular hormone in mice. scientists inject mice with a substance that stimulates the production of the hormone. the scientists then test the levels of hormones produced by the mice. the tool used to measure the hormones consistently detects the levels at 10 points lower than the actual hormone levels in the mice. this tool makes measurements, but the measurements aren't .

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