The Independent Variable and the Unit Of Measurement

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The Independent Variable and the Unit Of Measurement

Post by 47be833675334f5c805e91cdbfb557f9 »

Hi There!

I have a question to ask about the independent variable and the unit of measurement. Is the unit of measurement (cm, mm, Ml, mg) etc part of the independent variable? For example, the independent variable is on a broken line graph is for Monthly Precipitation in Vancouver in mm. Is the "mm" part a part of the independent variable or are they two separate things? Does the definition of independent variable include the unit of measurement too?

Thanks! :D

Savannah E. Kong.
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Re: The Independent Variable and the Unit Of Measurement

Post by katelolivia »

No it would not be included.

Good luck!
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Re: The Independent Variable and the Unit Of Measurement

Post by MadelineB »

Hello Savannah and welcome to Science Buddies!

You might want to read the "Variables" section in the Science Buddies Project Guide:
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... ience-fair

It's not clear what science project you are planning to do ... if you have more questions, let us know, but also tell us more about what project you are doing!
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