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What Is A Hypothesis?

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An educated guess.

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What Are The Three Words That Should Be In A Hypothesis

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If…Then…Because

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What Is The Control In A Experiment?

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The group that the researcher bases the data from the experimental group on.

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What Is The Experimental Group?

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The experimental group is the group that the researcher performs the study on.

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What Is The Independent Variable?

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The variable that the researcher changes.

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What Is The Dependent Variable?

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The variable that depends on the independent variable.

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What Is Experimental Design

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The process of carrying out research in an objective and controlled fashion so that precision is maximized and specific conclusions can be drawn regarding a hypothesis statement.

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What Is The Dependent Variable In This Example: The Spanish Students Are Having A Fiesta Lunch. Each Student That Attends Is To Bring A Spanish Side Dish Or Dessert. The More Students That Attend, The More Food There Will Be.

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The Spanish side dish or dessert.

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What Is The Independent Variable In This Example: The Spanish Students Are Having A Fiesta Lunch. Each Student That Attends Is To Bring A Spanish Side Dish Or Dessert. The More Students That Attend, The More Food There Will Be.

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The Spanish students.

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What Is The Dependent Variable In This Example: The Faster You Drive, The Longer It Will Take To Come To A Complete Stop.

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Longer it will take to stop.

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What Is The Independent Variable In This Example: The Faster You Drive, The Longer It Will Take To Come To A Complete Stop.

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The faster you drive.

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In This Article: https://undsci.berkeley.edu/fair-tests-in-the-field-of-medicine-aiding-alzheimer-patients/, What Is The Hypothesis?

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If we use ginko biloba to treat dementia then it will get rid of the symptoms because of the chemicals in the plant.

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In This Article: https://undsci.berkeley.edu/fair-tests-in-the-field-of-medicine-aiding-alzheimer-patients/ What Is The Control Group?

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Pills with no effect.

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In This Article: https://undsci.berkeley.edu/fair-tests-in-the-field-of-medicine-aiding-alzheimer-patients/, What Is The Experimental Group?

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Pills with ginko biloba.

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In This Article: https://undsci.berkeley.edu/fair-tests-in-the-field-of-medicine-aiding-alzheimer-patients/, What Is The Independent Variable?

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The Plant.

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In This Article: https://undsci.berkeley.edu/fair-tests-in-the-field-of-medicine-aiding-alzheimer-patients/, What Is The Dependent Variable.

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The affects.

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In This Article: https://undsci.berkeley.edu/fair-tests-in-the-fossil-record-avoiding-extinction/, What Is The Independent Variable?

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The body size.

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In This Article: https://undsci.berkeley.edu/fair-tests-in-the-fossil-record-avoiding-extinction/, What Is The Dependent Variable?

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The rate of survival.