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Experimental Design Flashcards

1
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Dependent Variable

A

changes based on the independent variable

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2
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What is the variable that is purposely changed?

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Independent variable

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3
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Control group

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standard to which comparisons are made in an experiment

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4
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Experimental group

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group that is changed(uses independent variable)

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5
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What variable is on the x-axis?

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Independent variable

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What variable is on the y-axis?

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Dependent variable

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What is the definition of a variable?

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something that can be changed in an experiment

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Give some characteristics that a strong hypothesis should be

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-testable
-explanatory
-specific
-in IF___THEN___BECAUSE format

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What graph styles are usually used for the comparison of control group and experimental group?

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bar graphs and line graphs are typically used

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Why is a control group so important?

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a control group provides a base line for the observations being made on the experimental group

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