1.3 Flashcards

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What are the 3 main topics covered in 1.3?

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Writing a scientific hypothesis, control groups, and error bars

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What is the second step in writing a scientific hypothesis?

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If independent variable inc/dec then dependent variable inc/dec.

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What is a control group made of?

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1 control group and 1+ experiment group

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What does the independent variable do in a control group?

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It distinguises between

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What is the first step in writing a scientific hypothesis?

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(topic) is caused by (specific reason)

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What is the most important part of a scientific hypothesis?

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Using evidence to support answer

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What are the 3 types of error bars?

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SD, SE and percentage examples

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What do error bars do?

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They give a standard idea of how close something is by chance or if they are different

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What does it show the standard error of?

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The mean or the confidence interval

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What is a control group?

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The standard to which comparisons are made in an experiment

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