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How do you prove that a there is statistically significant difference.

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If the error bars do not line up then the graph has statistically significant data.

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what are error bars

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a line that represents the variation or spread relative to corresponding point

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what axises do independent and dependent variables go on

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independent = x axis
dependent = y axis

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what is a control group

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standards to which comparisons are made.

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what makes a good control group

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when only 1 variable changes during every experiment.

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If two error bars are overlapping next to each other then you can interpret that

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The data is not significant enough to make any good claims.

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If one error bar goes from 60-80 while another goes from 20-40 then you can interpret that

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The data has a statistically significant difference.

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