Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $590 (1.2%). Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $637 (1.5%). Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bismarck, ND (78.6 miles, pop. 55,532). Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (305.7 miles, pop. 382,618).
The third type of variable is a controlled variable. This variable is constant in an experiment. Experiments are repeated a number of times to interpret how a change in the independent variable affects each trial result.
Basically, a variable is any factor that can be controlled, changed, or measured in an experiment. Scientific experiments have several types of variables. The independent and dependent variables are the ones usually plotted on a chart or graph.