What Is the Defining Feature of an Experiment

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is the defining feature of an experiment?

• A)observation of natural variation of the independent variable
• B)observation of natural variation of the dependent variable
• C)intentional manipulation of the independent variable
• D)intentional control for other factors that might affect the relationship between the independent and dependent variables

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Definitions:

Observations

The act of observing something or the data collected during an event or process.

Populations

The entire group of individuals or instances about whom the data is collected or a study is conducted.

Elements

The entities on which data are collected.

Samples

Collections or subsets of data taken from a larger population, used to analyze and make inferences about the population.