Module 3 Vocabulary Quiz PDF

1. experimental variable: an aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment 2. control (of an experiment): the variable of part of an experiment to which all others will be compared 3. blind experiments: experiments in which information about the test is kept from t...

1. experimental variable: an aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment 2. control (of an experiment): the variable of part of an experiment to which all others will be compared 3. blind experiments: experiments in which information about the test is kept from the participants to reduce bias 4. double-blind experiments: experiments in which neither the experimenters nor the participants know the objects’ identities on the setup 5. subjective: data collected based on the opinions of people 6. objective: measurable data, not based on how someone feels about something 7. bar graph: used to compare items or to show relationships between groups, such as how something changes over time; a fast way to show big differences in your data. 8. double bar graph: compares the relative sizes of 2 sets of data 9. legend: gives you information about a graph so you can better read it; identifies the different sets of data 10. circle graph/pie chart: used to report data; helpful when you want to visualize the size of parts of a whole 11. line graphs: record individual data as points on a graph; can have points that are connected so that any changes from point to point can be identified 12. x-axis: horizontal line; independent variable 13. y-axis: vertical line; dependent variable