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ISA Key Terminologies
For anyone that is unfamiliar with, or wanting to revise ISA terminologies.
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Science
10th Grade
03/04/2012
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Variable:

 

Independent

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The Variable that you change
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Variable: Dependent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Variable which you measure
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Variable: Control
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What you keep the same to ensure a fair test
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Fair Test

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Keeping all the Variables the same in order to get Reliable results
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Variable: Continuous

 

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A Variable that can have any numerical value (e.g. 5.1236...(and so on)).
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Variable: Discrete

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A value which has be meausred with a whole number (peas in a pos (1,2,3,4,5) not 5.5 peas)

 
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