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1
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What the investigator measures

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dependent variable

2
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What the investigator deliberately varies during the experiment; changing something

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independent variable

3
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Other things that can mess up your experiment; variables you must control

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Standardized variable

4
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Group that doesn’t have the independent variable

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Control treatment/control group

5
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The scientist repeats the experiment numerous times using exactly the same conditions to see if the results are consistent

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replication