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What is the purpose of research?
What is the purpose of research?
- To control variables in an experiment
- To discover new information and advance societal knowledge (correct)
- To define the topic and experimental focus
- To predict relationships between factors in an experiment
What is the purpose of a hypothesis in the scientific method?
What is the purpose of a hypothesis in the scientific method?
- To predict relationships between factors (correct)
- To test through experimentation and state the issue to be fixed
- To control variables in an experiment
- To clearly define the topic and experimental focus
What does the control variable refer to in an experiment?
What does the control variable refer to in an experiment?
- The factor, trait, or condition being observed or measured
- The variable that can change or be changed in an experiment
- The variable that stays the same throughout the experiment (correct)
- The variable changed or controlled by the investigator
What is the independent variable in an experiment?
What is the independent variable in an experiment?
In a research question, what does the dependent variable refer to?
In a research question, what does the dependent variable refer to?
Which statement best describes the implementation of the scientific method process?
Which statement best describes the implementation of the scientific method process?
What is the process of gathering and measuring information on variables of interest in a systematic fashion?
What is the process of gathering and measuring information on variables of interest in a systematic fashion?
Which method is used to elicit information via a conversation to learn opinions and experiences?
Which method is used to elicit information via a conversation to learn opinions and experiences?
What is the variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables in experiments?
What is the variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables in experiments?
Which component of a lab report provides background information on the topic and the purpose of the experiment?
Which component of a lab report provides background information on the topic and the purpose of the experiment?
Which method of data collection utilizes questions to collect samples from a population?
Which method of data collection utilizes questions to collect samples from a population?
What is the process of recording data during a scientific activity?
What is the process of recording data during a scientific activity?
Which type of data collection method gathers information based on people’s opinion while watching expressions and capturing thoughts and feelings?
Which type of data collection method gathers information based on people’s opinion while watching expressions and capturing thoughts and feelings?
What represents the best hypothesis for investigating cellphone battery usage?
What represents the best hypothesis for investigating cellphone battery usage?
What is the variable that changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation in experiments?
What is the variable that changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation in experiments?
Which method can confirm, support, or disprove a hypothesis?
Which method can confirm, support, or disprove a hypothesis?
What is the purpose of a hypothesis in the scientific method?
What is the purpose of a hypothesis in the scientific method?
What does the control variable refer to in an experiment?
What does the control variable refer to in an experiment?
Which component of the Scientific Method focuses on discovering new information and advancing societal knowledge?
Which component of the Scientific Method focuses on discovering new information and advancing societal knowledge?
What represents the best hypothesis for investigating if overweight people lose weight faster by eating a plant-based diet?
What represents the best hypothesis for investigating if overweight people lose weight faster by eating a plant-based diet?
Which method of data collection utilizes questions to collect samples from a population?
Which method of data collection utilizes questions to collect samples from a population?
In a research question, what does the dependent variable refer to?
In a research question, what does the dependent variable refer to?
What is the variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables you are trying to measure?
What is the variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables you are trying to measure?
Which method of data collection gathers information based on people’s opinion while watching expressions and capturing thoughts and feelings?
Which method of data collection gathers information based on people’s opinion while watching expressions and capturing thoughts and feelings?
In a research question, what does the dependent variable refer to?
In a research question, what does the dependent variable refer to?
Which component of a lab report provides background information on the topic and the purpose of the experiment?
Which component of a lab report provides background information on the topic and the purpose of the experiment?
What method is used to elicit information via a conversation to learn opinions and experiences?
What method is used to elicit information via a conversation to learn opinions and experiences?
What represents the best hypothesis for investigating cellphone battery usage?
What represents the best hypothesis for investigating cellphone battery usage?
What does the control variable refer to in an experiment?
What does the control variable refer to in an experiment?
$10%$ of paycheck. What does this percentage represent in data collection?
$10%$ of paycheck. What does this percentage represent in data collection?
$Jesse Eugene Russell$, an Electrical Engineer, invented the first digital cellphone. What kind of information is this statement an example of?
$Jesse Eugene Russell$, an Electrical Engineer, invented the first digital cellphone. What kind of information is this statement an example of?
$Scientific Observation$. What does this term refer to in the context of data collection?
$Scientific Observation$. What does this term refer to in the context of data collection?
