Manipulated variable or also called the controlled variables
are variables in which you regulate. Manipulate or as said control. By this you
want to certain the outcome of a certain experiment. Making it close to which
you want it or desired it to be, possibly.
Characteristics could be:
1.
You are able to have govern or a certain
variable is controllable.
2.
The outcome or effect of a particular variable was
what you were determining or were testing with high probability
3.
You can either increase or decrease the level of
which the variable could take effect on a dependent variable.