Experimental Design Flashcards
Dependent Variable
changes based on the independent variable
What is the variable that is purposely changed?
Independent variable
Control group
standard to which comparisons are made in an experiment
Experimental group
group that is changed(uses independent variable)
What variable is on the x-axis?
Independent variable
What variable is on the y-axis?
Dependent variable
What is the definition of a variable?
something that can be changed in an experiment
Give some characteristics that a strong hypothesis should be
-testable
-explanatory
-specific
-in IF___THEN___BECAUSE format
What graph styles are usually used for the comparison of control group and experimental group?
bar graphs and line graphs are typically used
Why is a control group so important?
a control group provides a base line for the observations being made on the experimental group