Experimental Flashcards
In natural science, experiments are used to test what?
A hypothesis in Laboratory conditions in which all variables or causes are under the control of the researcher
By manipulating variables and studying and measuring the results, the researcher tries to what?
Test a hypothesis by isolating the causes of some phenomenon under investigation
Why will the researcher do?
Take two groups that are alike in every way: one is a control group and the other is the experimental group
The research will alter what?
Some factors in the experimental group to see whether the variables being investigated changes, compared to in the control group
What happens if nothing changes in the experimental group?
Then the variables can be dismissed as a cause of the thing being investigated and other variables can be tested
Throughout this experimental method, the researcher can eventually what?
Arrive at an explanation for the issue being investigated that has been tested against evidence, since any difference between the two groups were otherwise identical before the experiment
What is the experiment ?
The main means of conducting research in the nature science