In the remaining 33 states, the Common Core standards were clearly superior to state standards in both math and English. The quality of standards is not the only determinant of educational progress, of course.
Independent Variable: An independent variable is the variable you have control over, what you can choose and manipulate. It is usually what you think will affect the dependent variable. In some cases, you may not be able to manipulate the independent variable. It may be something that is already there and is fixed, something you would like to evaluate with respect to how it affects something else, the dependent variable like color, kind, time.
determine the dependent variable of your life span (what is the result or observation as a result of. manipulating the 'independent variable'). Scientists will manipulate the vitamin C intake in a group of. lets say 100 people who are over the age of 65. Half of the group, 50 people will be given a daily high.