Variables Flashcards

1
Q

How should you keep an experient reliable?

A
  • repeats/take an average

- remove anomalous results

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2
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how could you make an experient more valid?

A
controlled variables 
(variables that are kept the same)
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3
Q

what is an independent variable

A

the things you test or change
usually on the x axis
only one

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4
Q

what are controlled variables

A

things you keep the same

can be more than one

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5
Q

what is a dependent variable

A

the thing you measure

usually on the y-axis

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6
Q

how should you answer a six mark experient question?

A
Change
Organism
Repeat
Measure
Method
Same
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7
Q

How should you make an experient more precise?

A

smallest interval in a scale
number of decimal places
i.e. measuring heart rate - use a heart rate monitor has more decimal places

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