investigation Flashcards
null hypothesis
when you say there is no there is no relationship
an example of a null hypothesis
The ph of the soil does not affect the rate of hypothesis
dependent variable
what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment
example of a dependent variable
a test score as it could change depending on how much someone studied or how tired they was, current through lamp
independent variable
a variable that aint changed by other variables
controlled variable
an variable that cannot be changed during the experiment
example of a independent variable
someones age as it other factors cant change it, voltage of power supply
example of a controlled variable
amount of light during a experiment.
what is the chi squared test
to test if there is no significant difference between the observed and expected values of two numbers