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Experimental terms
Basic experimental terminology
Question | Answer |
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Control group | The group that experiences constant variables |
Dependent variable | The observed variable that changes in response to the independent variable |
Control | The subject which does not experience the tested factor |
Experiment | A way to collect data or evidence that supports a hypothosis |
Experiment group | The group which experiences a variable factor |
Hypothosis | A suggested answer to a question |
Independent variable | The variable which is deliberately changed |
Procedure | A series of steps by which a desired result is accomplished |
Reliability | A degree of stability when an experiment is completed under identical conditions |
Sample size | Number of units to be studied |
Scientific method | A way in which all observable phenomena is compared to and verified by data obtained through controlled experiment |
Theory | When a hypothesis has been tested multiple times and the data seems to prove it |
Validity | The extent to which a test measures what it purports to measure |