1.2 - Experimental Design Vocabulary

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12 Terms

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hypothesis

a testable prediction for a situation

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experiment

conducted in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis

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control group

group that lacks the independent variable and is used for comparison

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experimental group

group exposed to the independent variable

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independent variable

factor being tested because it may affect the outcome of the experiment

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dependent variable

factor being measured in an experiment and may be affected by another factor

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controlled variable(s)

factors that remain fixed or constant during an experiment

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data

information gained from an experiment - qualitative or quantitative

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qualitative data

observations about an experiment that are not numbers

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quantitative data

numerical data collected during an experiment

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observation

information obtained through the senses.

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inference

a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.