Experimenting (Leaving Cert Agricultural Science): Flashcards
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Independent variable in an experiment
Independent variable in an experiment
Factor you deliberately change
Dependent variable in an experiment
Dependent variable in an experiment
What you measure to see the effect
Controlled variables in an experiment
Controlled variables in an experiment
Factors kept constant for a fair test
Control group in an experiment
Control group in an experiment
Group receiving no/standard treatment for comparison
Primary data
Primary data
Data collected directly through your own observations and measurements
Secondary data
Secondary data
Data from existing research sources (textbooks, studies, reports)
Causation in data relationships
Causation in data relationships
One factor directly influences another
Correlation in data relationships
Correlation in data relationships
Two factors linked but one doesn't cause the other
Accuracy in measurements
Accuracy in measurements
How close measurements are to the true value
Precision in measurements
Precision in measurements
How repeatable measurements are (consistency)