Key Terms
Data: The measurements and observations that are collected as part of a research project, often a combination of measurements and descriptions.
Dependent variable: A dependent variable is what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment. The dependent variable responds to the independent variable. It is called dependent because it "depends" on the independent variable. In a scientific experiment, you cannot have a dependent variable without an independent variable. (Source: www.nrsu.edu/labwrite/po/dependentvar.htm)