science inquiry Flashcards
what is a hypothisis
a hypothesis suggests and explanation for the results and is often an if and then staatment
what is a independent varible
the factor which is delberatly changed
what is the dependent varible
the factor which changes due too the change off the independent varible this is often what ia messured
what is a controlled varible
the varibles which are kepy the same through out the experiment
what is the diffrence between a control test and an experiment test
a control test has a control group involved (were everything is kept the same were as n a expriment group has no conrol group a control group helps to filter out any factors which may influence the experiment
what is the purpose of a control group
to rule out factors which may effect the results in the experiment
what is the role of a placebo in an experiment
to test if medical substances and treatments are effective
what is the diffrence bettwen qualitive and quantative data
qualitive relys on the analsis of humans and social sciences were as quantative relies on the analysis of numbers
