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Why do you think its important to repeat an experiment?
to make the experiment more reliable
What does a reliable experiment mean?
A reliable experiment is one that can be proven or has been worked out several times giving valid or dependable results.
What would make the results of this experiment reliable?
performing the experiment multiple times
Why are multiple trials important when carrying out an experiment?
So the experiment's results are more reliable
What does reliable in science terms mean?
How accurate data is in the sense that you've repeated an experiment a number of times. I.e., one would answer the question 'how reliable were your results?' with something like 'they were very reliable as the experiment was repeated 67 times'.
Can a experiment be reliable and not valid?
Yes, an experiment can be reliable but not valid. Reliability refers to the consistency of the results when the experiment is repeated under the same conditions, while validity assesses whether the experiment measures what it is intended to measure. For instance, a poorly designed experiment may produce consistent results (reliable) but may not accurately reflect the true relationship between the variables being studied (not valid). This highlights the importance of both concepts in research design.
Which method offers the most reliable way of assessing whether athletic performance is boosted by caffeine consumption?
The Experiment
If two scientists do not get the same results from an experiment the data is reliable?
True
Why do you perform numerous trials of an experiment?
to make your results more reliable
After the scientist makes a hypothesis they perform what to collect the data?
An experiment.
What would have made this experiment more reliable?
Increasing the sample size, replicating the experiment multiple times, and ensuring control over variables would have made the experiment more reliable. Additionally, using random assignment and blinding techniques could have also increased reliability.
What combination of variables will make an experiment the most reliable?
To make an experiment more reliable, it is important to have a large sample size, control for confounding variables, and ensure replicability by conducting the experiment multiple times. These factors reduce the impact of chance and increase the validity of the study findings.
