Improving experiments

Question 1

How can you improve presentation of results?

Answer 1

Improve presentation

• use a graph for easier analysis
• each column has unit in the heading of the column
• all answers to the same number of decimal places to standardise level of precision

Question 2

What can you check to se if an experiment will produce valid results?

Answer 2

To see if an experiment wil produce valid results:

• Suitable range of intervals they’re testing?
• maintaining temperature
• have they done repeats to identify anomalies
• control condition?
• pH maintained?
• time referenced

Question 3

How can you ensure results are reliable?

Answer 3

To see if results are reliable you can do repeats and get an average