Experimental Design
A variable directly manipulated by the experimenter.
What is the the independent variable?
Uses numerical data on the y axis and categories on the x axis.
What is a bar graph?
A thermometer has marks every 10oC. What decimal place should a valid measurement go to?
Ones
The measurement 245.7 g has how many significant figures?
4
This popular sitcom of the late 90s features the characters, Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Phobe, and Joey.
What is F.R.I.E.N.D.S?
A variable that changes as a result of what the experimenter changed.
What is a dependent variable?
Uses numerical data on both axis.
What is a scatter plot?
A graduated cylinder has marks every milliliter. A student reports a volume of 11 mL in their data table is this measurement valid?
No
The measurement 0.00256kg has how many significant figures?
3
This popular 2000s sitcom features the following characters, Amy, Bernadette, Leonard, Howard, Penny, Raj, and Sheldon.
What is The Big Bang Theory?
Variables kept the same across all trials.
What are controls?
This variable will generally be graphed on the x axis.
What is the independent variable?
The final digit of a valid measurement is what kind of digit?
What is an estimated digit?
The quantity 154 balloons has how many significant figures?
Infinite
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What is The Office (US)?
In a good experiment the experimenter should change how many variables?
One
This variable will generally be graphed on the y axis
What is the dependent variable?
When reading a digital measurement tool how many digits should be recorded?
All of them.
4
This early 2000s sitcom features the following characters, Marshal, Lilly, Ted, Robin, and Barney
What is How I Met Your Mother?
If an experiment was trying to find the melting point of various metals. What is an experimental question that could asked to find this?
How does type of metal affect melting point?
An experiment is graphing data of the average melting point of different metals. What graph should they use and why.
In the measurements 200g, 100g, and 300g where are the measurements being estimated to and what is the purpose of the zeros?
Estimated to the hundreds and the zeros are needed for size but not precision.
The measurement 0.00560 L has how many significant figures?
3
This 2010s sitcom features the following characters, Troy, Brita, Pierce, Annie, Jeff, and Abed.
What is Community?