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the two groups are compared
Experimental group and Control group
There are more than three possible controls for any experiment, as a control is just a variable that something is being tested against and compared to. Three would include temperature, color, or weight - all things that may be easily controlled among a group of test subjects.
Typically, in a randomised controlled trial (RCT), which is often used in testing the efficacy and use of drugs that about to be released into the market, there are two groups: The intervention group - receiving the treatment. The control group - receiving a placebo (hence the subjects believe that they're receiving treatment when they are not) Usually, patients are randomly allocated into the respective groups - otherwise this is known as a 'quasi-experimental' study.
It is the control group of the experiment. It provides a normal standard which the results of the experimental groups can be compared against.
Dependent and independent variable
It is a variable. The independent (manipulated) variable is the factor that is different between the control and experimental groups. The dependent variable is the difference resulting from the independent variable. The controlled variables are the factors that are not changed in the experiment between the control and experimental groups.
A variable of an experiment is anything that is changed either deliberately, or as a result of changing something else. An independent variable is one that is changed to obtain a different result. A dependent variable is the thing that changes as a result of changing the independent variable. There is also the controlled variable, or just control, which does not change throughout the experiment. A test or a trial
In an experiment, the independent variable is the variable that is manipulated, for example plant fertilizer. The dependent variable is what is observed and measured as a result of the independent variable, for example plant height. Controlled variables are factors that are kept constant for the entire experiment, such as temperature and moisture, so that the observed results are due only to the independent variable. So in an experiment measuring the effect of fertilizer on plant growth, the independent variable would be the fertilizer, the independent variable would be the height measured at specific intervals, and the controlled variable of temperature and moisture would be kept the same for both groups.
A controlled experiment can be used to test almost anything. In a controlled experiment, the scientist (or experimenter) use a control group and an experimental group. The control group has nothing changed about it, and experiment group is changed based on the variable of the experiment. One of the most common uses of controlled experiments is the testing of new medications. In a medical study, a pharmaceutical company usually brings in a group of 100 people. Those people people are randomly assigned to two groups of 50. The experiment group is given the medication being tested, and the control group is given a placebo (a sugar pill). After several weeks, the experimenter can then see the side-effects of the medication, by comparing the differences between the experiment and control groups.
the two groups are compared
Dependent variable is the variable that can be measured. However, the independent variable is the variable that changes in the two groups.
The independent variable is how each jar is covered. The dependent variable is the amount of maggots in each jar. The control groups are Jar1( no covering, left open), and Jar 2 (covered with netting). The experimental group is Jar 3 Sealed from the outside).
Experimental group and Control group
Variables
you can have two dependent variables because you need two test groups with an independent variable in each so you can make sure that they are different in each because you don't want the same result in a science experiment
There are more than three possible controls for any experiment, as a control is just a variable that something is being tested against and compared to. Three would include temperature, color, or weight - all things that may be easily controlled among a group of test subjects.