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.
Well... a variable, in science, can be anything. More specifically, in an experiment, a variable can cause something to change, be the result of something that changed, or be controlled so it has no effect on anything. Variables that cause something to change are called independent variables or manipulated variables.