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A dependent variable? Yes, there can be more than one dependent variable. In our example, for instance, the growth rate of the plants might be one dependent variable and the overall height of the plants might be another dependent variable. Both of these variables depend upon the independent variable.
And typically, the convention is to have the dependent variable be equal to some expression involving the independent variable. And you see that right over here. p is dependent on what happens to q. Depending on the number of questions, you multiply it by 5, and you get p. So the dependent variable is the number of points you score. The dependent variable is the number of questions you answer correctly. No, we've already talked about that. That's the independent variable. The independent variable is the number of points you score. No, that's not right. That's the dependent variable. The independent variable is a number of questions you answer correctly. Well, that's right. That's what's driving the dependent variable. And we can check our answer.