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Understanding Experimental Variables

These are notes on experimental design. it is broken down very well

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Understanding Experimental Variables

These are notes on experimental design. it is broken down very well

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Experimental Design ;

Independent Variable :

the variable you


stange on purpose
the
-

thing you
are testing
there be
should only
-

I
one
per experiment .

Rependent variable :

The variable measure


you
-

our observe

What
changes in response
-

to the Independant vorrichte :


controlled variable:
-

All the factors that


are
beng Kept the same
s
they don't affect the
RV .

-
They ensule you're
only testing the IV .

Negative control :

where
a
group you expest
-

48 change .

give them
So
you a
placebo and its meant
to show no result

-
to see if the IV
isNue

the negative control confirms


that the results arecaused only by
being tested
teaiable
-

PositiveControl :

a in an
experiment
group
-

where you expect a known


result -

You give a
system a

treatment that is already


known to
produce a result

Pont give I
give smth similar
that is known to work

*ex : Iv =
type of fertilizer
↑C = a fertilizer
Know
work
Null Hypothesis :

hypothess
:
·
you start wy z

- Hypothesis
oll :

S
assumes no effect ,
no difference
flyp :
Aternative
-

d
assumes there is an effect
or
difference .

-
you run the experiment...
sollect data o
-

If data shows slar


effect- you reject
null
EX;
Question : Does Fertilizer
Affect

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