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| a standard of comparison in scientific experimentation |
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| An experimental or theoretical condition, factor, or quantity that does not vary or that is regarded as invariant in specified circumstances |
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| A manipulated variable in an experiment or study whose presence or degree determines the change in the dependent variable. |
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| the event studied and expected to change when the independent variable is changed |
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| something that may or does vary; a variable feature or factor |
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| a group of subjects closely resembling the treatment group in many demographic variables but not receiving the active medication or factor under study and thereby serving as a comparison group when treatment results are evaluated |
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| A group of subjects that are exposed to the independent variable of a control experiment. |
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| The beneficial effect in a patient following a particular treatment that arises from the patient's expectations concerning the treatment rather than from the treatment itself. |
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| A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation |
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| Values derived from scientific experiments; A fact or proposition used to draw a conclusion or make a decision |
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| the last main division of a discourse, usually containing a summing up of the points and a statement of opinion or decisions reached |
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