1.5 Experimental Design Flashcards
1
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Independent Variable
A
Cause, change on purpose
2
Q
Dependent Variable
A
Effect, quantitative measurement
3
Q
Hypothesis
A
Specific, testable, explanatory, can be used to make predictions
4
Q
Control group
A
Group does not include any change to variable being tested
5
Q
Experimental Group
A
Group receives the variable being tested in an experiment
6
Q
X-axis
A
Independent
7
Q
Y-axis
A
Dependent
8
Q
Bias
A
Tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favor that person or thing
9
Q
Variable
A
Something that varies/ranges
10
Q
The larger sample size,
A
Random factors will be cancelled out
11
Q
Avoid bias by…
A
Have different testers doing experiment in different order.
12
Q
A
13
Q
A
14
Q
The type of soda – diet or regular
A
Independent Variable
14
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