If you’re about to conduct an experiment or write a research paper, chances are, you may need to familiarize yourself with the terminology and research basics that come as part of the scientific package.

And the difference between dependent and independent variables is one of those.

While not every academic paper includes variables – for example, a literature-based analysis looks quite different from that of a physicist – it’s common to orient one’s work around variables in scientific and statistical fields.

Here’s everything you need to know about dependent vs independent variables!