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Independent variable: Factor that experimenter changes on purpose Dependent variable: factor that responds to the manipulated change of the IV.

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Presentation on theme: "Independent variable: Factor that experimenter changes on purpose Dependent variable: factor that responds to the manipulated change of the IV."— Presentation transcript:

1 Hypothesis: a prediction to be tested Variable: factor that changes in an experiment

2 Independent variable: Factor that experimenter changes on purpose Dependent variable: factor that responds to the manipulated change of the IV

3 Control: the standard of comparison Constants: factors that are kept the same

4 Experiment: a test of a hypothesis Theory: explanation of things or events based on observations and experiments

5 Scientific Law: statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true all the time


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