IV&DV; hypothesis Flashcards

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What is a hypothesis?

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The prediction of the outcome of the experiment and it must be a testable prediction.

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What is an independent variable?

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It is the variable that the experimenter changes to see if it has an effect on the dependent variable.

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What is the dependent variable?

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It is what is measured (the effect).

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How does the I.V connect to the D.V?

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I.V is the cause and the effect measured is the D.V (cause & effect)

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Rewrite the hypothesis template.

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It was hypothesised that (𝙥𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣) who (𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚/𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙄.𝙑) will (𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝘿.𝙑) than (𝙥𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣) who (𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚/𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙄.𝙑)

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