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Experimental Design
The class notes we took, also some CER questions.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Being as close to correct as possible-precise |
| Procedure | the steps you follow in a lab experiment |
| Hypothesis | prediction or educated guess that used the format "If...then..." |
| Constants | things that remain the same in an experiment |
| Variable | Anything that can change in an experiment |
| Independent Variable | The variable that is purposely changed in an experiment "I changed it!" |
| Dependent Variable | the variable that you are measuring (In response to the independent variable) "What happened because of what you changed?" |
| Quantitative Data | Measurements/ numbers |
| Qualitative Data | description of characteristics, qualities, and traits. |
| Claim | A claim is a statement that answers the question. It will usually be one sentence. (Does not include an explanation). |
| Evidence | This is the data used to support the claim. Either qualitative or quantitative, |
| Reasoning | This is the explanation of "Why+how" the evidence supports the claim. |