Table of Contents
- 1 What are the factors that are tested by being varied by the experiment?
- 2 What are varied factors?
- 3 What is the factor being tested or changed on purpose?
- 4 What is measured or tested by the data collected in an experiment?
- 5 What are the factors being tested?
- 6 What is the factor being tested called?
- 7 What are factors that are not tested and remain constant?
What are the factors that are tested by being varied by the experiment?
Independent Variable – An independent variable is a factor that is intentionally varied by the experimenter in order to see if it affects the dependent variable. Population – The group to which the results of an experiment can be generalized.
What are varied factors?
Question: The factor that is varied in an experiment and specifically controlled by the experimenter is called the dependent variable.
What is the factor being tested or changed on purpose?
The part that is changed on purpose is called the independent variable.
What do you call the part of the experiment that contains the variable being tested?
experimental group
An experimental group is the group that receives the variable being tested in an experiment. The control group is the group in an experiment that does not receive the variable you are testing.
What is factor being tested?
In a scientific experiment, the factor being tested is known as the variable.
What is measured or tested by the data collected in an experiment?
variables : factors or conditions the scientist alters, measures or keeps constant during the experiment. manipulated : (independent) the single variable being altered. responding : (dependent) the data being measured/collected at the end of the experiment.
What are the factors being tested?
What is the factor being tested called?
Each controlled experiment looks at the effect of one variable (the independent variable) on some event or condition (the dependent variable). So the independent variable is the factor being tested and the dependent variable is the factor being observed and measured.
What is the factor that is not being tested and is used for comparison?
Controls or Controlled Variables A part of the experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison of the experimental results. A control group should be used when conducting an experiment.
What are two factors that make a good scientific experiment?
A well-designed experiment needs to have an independent variable and a dependent variable. The independent variable is what the scientist manipulates in the experiment. The dependent variable changes based on how the independent variable is manipulated.
What are factors that are not tested and remain constant?
Controls or Controlled Variables Quantities that a scientist wants to remain constant. A part of the experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison of the experimental results. A control group should be used when conducting an experiment.