_____ Is the Presence of Small Numbers of Bacteria in the Blood

question 3

Short Answer

_____ is the presence of small numbers of bacteria in the blood.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variables

Variables in an experiment that are expected to change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

Testable Prediction

A statement that anticipates a specific outcome of a study or experiment, based on a hypothesis, which can be empirically verified.

Operational Definition

A statement of the procedures (operations) used to define research variables. For example, human intelligence may be operationally defined as “what an intelligence test measures.”

Research Variable

An element or factor within a study that can be changed and manipulated, or measured and evaluated to determine its effects on the outcome of the study.