Class 10- Research

Question 1

what are the 6 steps of the scientific research method?

Answer 1

1) ask research questions
2) do backround research
3) state hypothesis
4) test hypothesis
5) analyze data to draw conclusion
6) report results

Question 2

what is a hypothesis?

Answer 2

an educated guess to what the results would be before we see the data

Question 3

what is a population?

Answer 3

a complete set of individuals, objects, or measurements

Question 4

what is a sample?

Answer 4

a subset of a population

Question 5

what are methods/procedures?

Answer 5

a set of very specific experimental actions (ensure no bias)

Question 6

what is an independent variable?

Answer 6

the factor that will affect the result

Question 7

what is the dependent variable?

Answer 7

the factor that is measured

affected by independent variable

Question 8

what is an objective?

Answer 8

a way to make sure the research is based on facts, not feelings

Question 9

what does it mean for research to be reliable?

Answer 9

makes sure the research has consistent measure, free from error

(repeatable)

Question 10

how do you make sure the research is valid?

Answer 10

make sure the study measures what you intend to measure