Research Methods Flashcards

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What is an independent variable?

A

What we are changing to try and observe some sort of change

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What is a dependent variable?

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What we are observing/measuring

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3
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What is a controlled variable?

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Something we keep constant so that we can rule this out as a cause if a change in the dependent variable

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