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Experimental Design

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Control   The group in an experiment not exposed to the independent variable  
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Control Group   In an experiment, a group that is similar to the group being tested but does not receive the factor being studied allowing for a comparison when results are evealuated  
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Dependant Variable   An event studied in an experiment that is expected to change the independent variable  
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Experiment   a scientific method to testing a hypothesis  
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Experimental Groups   The groups exposed to the variable in a control experiment  
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Hypothesis   Suggested answer to a question  
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Independant Variable   Variable that is changed in the experiment to measure it's effect on the dependant variable  
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Procedure   A series of steps taken in an experiment  
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Reliability   Yielding the same compatible results in different experimental trials  
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Sample Size   A smaller group of a whole intended to give accurate representation of their group in an experiment  
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Scientific Method   A methodical approach to designing and preforming an experiment  
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Therory   Is a hypothesis that has not been proven incorrect over many tests  
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Validity   Correctly inferred or deduced from premise  
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Conclusions   Made from interpretations often resulting in new questions and predictions  
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