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If a scientist is doing an experiment and do not get the results they were hoping for what should they do?
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A scientist does an experiment The results of the experiment disagree with a major scientific theory What should the scientist do?
Analyze the experiment to decide whether the results were flawed.
A scientist performs an experiment The results of the experiment disagree with a scientific theory The scientist repeats the experiment several times and gets the same results The scientist then?
The scientific theory should be changed.
Why do scientist perform the same experiment every time?
They should do the same experiment because if one scientist makes a mistake, it can be corrected.
When conductting an experiment a scientist should?
Attempt to control the conditions
When conducting an experiment scientist should?
Attempt to control the conditions
A scientist does an experiment The results of the experiment disagree with a major scientific theory What should the scientist do?
Analyze the experiment to decide whether the results were flawed.
A scientist performs an experiment The results of the experiment disagree with a scientific theory The scientist repeats the experiment several times and gets the same results The scientist then?
The scientific theory should be changed.
What should be done after data is collected for an experiment?
The scientist or student scientist should review the results. Conclusions should be drawn based on the results. Then, the hypothesis is reviewed to make sure the results confirm the hypothesis; if not, revise the hypothesis and rerun the experiment.
Why should scientist debate the result of a scientific experiment?
The results go against the thinking of society.
Why do scientist perform the same experiment every time?
They should do the same experiment because if one scientist makes a mistake, it can be corrected.
When conducting an experiment scientist should?
Attempt to control the conditions
When conductting an experiment a scientist should?
Attempt to control the conditions
How do scientist test hypothesis?
Scientists test hypotheses using the scientific method. First, there is a question posed about a phenomenon. Then, the hypothesis is created about what the scientist thinks will happen when it is tested. Next, the scientist will create an experiment that will answer the question. With this, the scientist gathers materials and performs the experiment they designed. The experiment should include a control group (one that does not have anything changed), that way you can see the difference between variables. The scientist can only change one variable at a time. As the scientist is conducting the experiment, they should be logging at the results. Once the experiment is done, they should look at the data and see what it proves. Does it prove the hypothesis? Does it go against the hypothesis? Next, scientists generally see how they can apply the results to real life. This goes a little bit beyond your question, but an understanding of the scientific method is important to understanding how hypotheses are tested.
Should scientists repeat experiments to see if their data is reproducible?
Scientists make more mistakes than not. It is part of the business and why they call their work "experiments". As a working scientists you try to keep your basics constant. You control the pH of your solutions, the don't switch suppliers for even basic salts mid-experiment. Most importantly you repeat experiments several times and use statistical analysis to support your conclusions. The goal of scientist is to have his/her results confirmed by repetition by others. If it isn't reproducible than it isn't believable. But wrong conclusions.... Record your mistake in the results and talk about it in the conclusion/examination of data.
What is a repeatable procedure?
An experiment which can be repeated and will yield the same results. Ex. If x+y=z in the experiement if you try the experiment again you should get the same result "z".
If your experiment does not turn out the way you expected should you record the results anyway?
No redo the experiment.
A scientist wants to grow human cells to use an experiment. What should the scientist do to grow and maintain cells in the laboratory?
The scientist should prepare a culture of the cells. (apex)
