Exploring Creation with General Science, Wile. Module Three Flashcards.

Experimental variable

An aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment.
Control (of an experiment)

The variable or part of the experiment to which all others will be compared.
Blind experiments

Experiments in which the participants do not know whether or not they are a part of the control group.
Double-blind experiments

Experiments in which neither the participants nor the people analyzing the results know who is in the control group.
When is an experimental variable good?

If the experimenter is trying to learn something from it.
When should the experimental variable be reduced or eliminated?

When it will affect the experiment outcome.

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