During the summer, there is an increase in forest fires and firefighter activity. From this information, a researcher hypothesizes that firefighters cause forest fires. What is the dependent variable in this researcher's study?

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The dependent variable is the variable being measured and affected by the independent variable. In this case, the dependent variable is forest fires since they are being affected by the supposed independent variable, firefighters.

During the Summer, There Is an Increase in Forest Fires