A natural product is a chemical compound or substance produced by a living organismâthat is, found in nature. In the broadest sense, natural products include any substance produced by life.
Best Answer: An independent variable is basically a variable that can be any number. The dependent variable is the variable calculated from the independent variable. For example, I do contract work where I get paid for every hour of work I do in a given week. If I work more hours, my paycheck is bigger.
A variable is anything that can vary, i.e. changed or be changed, such as memory, attention, time taken to perform a task, etc. Variable are given a special name that only applies to experimental investigations. One is called the dependent variable and the other the independent variable. In an experiment, the researcher is looking for the possible effect on the dependent variable that might be caused by changing the independent variable. â¢ Independent variable (IV) : Variable the experimenter manipulates (i.e. changes) â assumed to have a direct effect on the dependent variable. â¢ Dependent variable (DV) : Variable the experimenter measures, after making changes to the IV that are assumed to affect the DV. For example, we might change the type of information (e.g. organized or random) given to participants to see what effect this might have on the amount of information remembered.