🍥 mod 7 - fact or fallacy!

Question 1

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What is a fallacy?

Answer 1

A fallacy is a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments.

E.g “Slippery Slope”, claiming that a single event will inevitably give rise to a chain of future events

Question 2

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What is accuracy?

Answer 2

How close a measured value is to its standard or known value

Question 3

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How can you ensure accuracy?

Answer 3

• Using appropriate equipment
• Having smaller units (e.g writing 8.5g instead of 9g)

Question 4

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What is reliability?

Answer 4

Repeatability or consistency

Question 5

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How can you ensure reliability?

Answer 5

• Repeat the experiment multiple times
• Bigger sample size so there are less outliers
• Control your variables
• Have a precise method

Question 6

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What is precision?

Answer 6

How close your results are to eachother

Relates to reliability, so no next ensure card!! :D

Question 7

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What is validity?

Answer 7

How well your experiment tests the aim

Question 8

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How can you ensure validity?

Answer 8

• Having well defined variables
• Having well represented variables

**E.g What is the best way to represent your results? Qualitative or Quantitative?