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PVMS Exp Design Def
Experimental Design Definitions
Term | Definition |
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independent variable | The variable that you change on purpose |
dependent variable | The variable that you measure or record |
levels of the independent variable | The different values of the independent variable |
constants | All of the things that must stay the same during the experiment |
repeated trials | The number of times the experiment is done |
control | One of the levels of the IV that the other levels are compared to |
title | A sentence that reads "The Effect of (IV) on (DV) |
hypothesis | An "If...Then" statement that is an educated guess |
experiment | A test done to prove or disprove a hypothesis |