Experimental Design consists of several variables, and identifying these variables is one of the Inquiry Process Skills. In Experimental Design, the variable that is being tested is the
A) hypothesis variable.
B) independent variable.
C) dependent variable.
D) controlled variable.

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The independent variable is the variable that is being tested in an experiment. It is the variable that the experimenter changes or manipulates in order to see how it affects the dependent variable.

Experimental Design Consists of Several Variables, and Identifying These Variables