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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Control | The control should be the part of the experiment where you do not include the Independent Variable. The control lets you compare your results in the experiment. |
| Control Group | in an experiment, the group closely resembling the experimental group in many demographic variables but not receiving the factor under study and thereby serving as a comparison group when results are evaluated |
| Dependent Variable | the event studied in an experiment and expected to change when the independent variable is changed |
| Experiment | a scientific approach to testing a hypothesis |
| Experimental Group | the group of subjects that are exposed to the variable in a control experiment |
| Hyphothesis | a tentative explanation or educated guess about a problem |
| independent variable | a manipulated variable in an experiment; its presence determines the change in the dependent variable |
| procedure | a series of steps taken to carry out an experiment |
| reliability | should be a constant |
| sample size | experiment done on a smaller scale to give and idea of what the outcome may be |
| scientific method | a methodical approach to designing and conducting an experiment |
| theory | a major hypothesis that is accepted by the scientific community because it has repeatedly survived several tests |
| validity | correctly inferred or deduced from a premise |