1.5 Experimental Design

Question 1

Independent Variable

Answer 1

Cause, change on purpose

Question 2

Dependent Variable

Answer 2

Effect, quantitative measurement

Question 3

Hypothesis

Answer 3

Specific, testable, explanatory, can be used to make predictions

Question 4

Control group

Answer 4

Group does not include any change to variable being tested

Question 5

Experimental Group

Answer 5

Group receives the variable being tested in an experiment

Question 6

X-axis

Answer 6

Independent

Question 7

Y-axis

Answer 7

Dependent

Question 8

Bias

Answer 8

Tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favor that person or thing

Question 9

Variable

Answer 9

Something that varies/ranges

Question 10

The larger sample size,

Answer 10

Random factors will be cancelled out

Question 11

Avoid bias by…

Answer 11

Have different testers doing experiment in different order.

Question 14

The type of soda – diet or regular

Answer 14

Independent Variable

Question 15

The level of blood sugar measured

Answer 15

Dependent Variable

Question 16

Changes in response to the independent variable:

Answer 16

Dependent Variable