definitions for other stuff Flashcards
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independent variable
thing you change in the experiment
dependent variable
what you measure
changes depending on the independent variable
null hypothesis
says that nothing will change
independent variable will have no effect on the dependent variable
alternate hypothesis
says that something will change
independent variable will have an effect
standard deviation
how far on average each data point is on the mean
95% confidence interval
if the intervals interlap, the data is not significant
of they dont interlap, the data is statistically significant