Determining what was inside of the box would have been more difficult without the given information. I believe that the original experiments, like Rutherford’s gold foil experiment, which helped to determine the fundamental laws of science as we know today, were similar to trying to figure out what is inside of the box without any clues. Most current fields of science are working with these fundamental laws to figure out the answers to more specific questions. Meaning that most current experiments are set up with little bits of information to work with, rather than trying to define something that has never had a definition before. I believe that current science, especially the kind of science learned in an entry level university biology course, …show more content…
Observation: Cows feed their young milk because they are mammals like humans. We know that estrogen is one of the hormones incorporated with human milk production, so~Question: Does the hormone estrogen increase the milk yield of dairy cows?Hypothesis: The right dose of estrogen, given to a cow that has recently weaned her her first calf, will increase the amount of milk the cow is producing.Prediction: If a mature cow is given the correct dose of estrogen, then she will begin to produce a greater quantity of milk. Experiment: 5 groups of 20 cows, all live in the same conditions and have recently weaned their first calf. One group will be given a small dose of estrogen monthly, the second will be given a slightly larger dose, the third will be given a slightly larger dose, and so on. The fifth group is the control, and does not receive the hormone. The dependant variable is the cow's milk production levels, and the independent variable is the hormone. Experimental data: The data collected would be a daily record of the amount of milk produced by each cow, paired with the date of injection as well as the dose size. Conclusion: would be determined by the experimental …show more content…
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The compiled data was used to form population A of the experiment, while population B was predetermined and provided by the instructor. Research was conducted using primary sources and data collected in order to locate evidence supporting the hypotheses.
A researcher has designed a study to test the effects of different types of individual psycho-therapy on people's levels of anxiety. She has randomly placed people into one of three groups: a behavioral treatment group, a psycho-dynamic treatment group, or a no-treatment control group. She then measures people's level of anxiety after the treatment.
c) What is the null and alternative hypothesis? Do the data results lead you to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis?
formulas, such as percent by mass. Eventually, we were able to determine the empirical formula of the unknown substance.
To test a hypothesis about a given variable, experimental and control groups are tested in parallel. Which of
Dependent variable- jar volume after the egg is out (ml). Controlled variables- jar, same amount of water and corn syrup, same number of days it stayed there, same grade egg, same process, same surface we put them on. The experimental group are both the eggs because they both got tested on. We didn't have a control group because we didn't have an egg that didn't go through a test. The experimental group is the group you experiment on. The control group which doesn´t get tested
The scientific question of the project was, Does the size of a tire affect the bike’s speed? The hypothesis was , If the smaller tires were used, then the bike would go faster. The important procedures were: Make sure all equipment is ready. Test the standard wheel of 1 rotation or pedal a second to ride to the finish line. Test smaller and bigger wheels. Record data and have at least 3 trials. Record the data on a piece of paper and compare results to your hypothesis. The Independent variable is the size of the wheel on the bike. The Dependent variable is the standard wheel or tire on the bike. The control group was the bike’s speed and the standard wheel or tire. The Experimental group is the other tires or wheels being tested on the bike. The control variables were the rate of pedaling , the same bike model was used, and the same distance for
3- How would you make it an experimental (rather than correlational) study (it might help to be specific here as well and define the two types of studies in your
While consequent to opening the first box the groups was inclined to consider that the capsule is a farce used by someone to simply play games with people's minds, the message it contained played an essential role in making us understand the importance of our discovery. These objects were practically put inside this box with
The hypothesis is that when trying to remember the word pair list with whatever memory methods used, the beginning and ending word pairs will be remembered most often. The subjects that were chosen came from Indian temple friends and classmates in chemistry class. The target population was eight subjects in three groups, which was a total of twenty-four subjects. There were eight subjects in the control group and eight other subjects each in the two experimental groups. They were divided into control and experimental groups randomly being a mix of temple friends and classmates. A independent variable is manipulated or changed. The independent variable was the word pair list needed to be memorized. The dependent variable is what is being measured in an experiment, which was the results of the word pair test. It was a single blind experiment, which is when only the participant does not know whether they are part of the treatment or control group.
A total of 59 participants took part in this experiment. They were split into two independent experimental groups, one being the control group, and the other the experimental group. There were 30 participants in the control group, and 29 participants in the experimental group. The male to female ratio was fairly equal with
a. The study was designed as an experimental research by using independent and dependent variables.
In this experiment, you will have a chance to test the hypothesis that Ernest Rutherford used when determining the size of the nucleus. In his "gold foil experiment," Rutherford shot alpha particles at gold atoms. Once he realized that the alpha particles were hitting a concentrated positive mass, he developed the nuclear model of the atom. Next, he set out to determine the relative size of the nucleus compared to the rest of the atom. He reasoned that the smaller the nucleus, the less likely it was to be hit by an alpha particle. This led to a simple comparative ratio:
They were 67 participants in study 1 and they were students from the Princeton University subject pool, there was an equal amount of men and women in the study and 1 unknown. Also, 2 of the participants were excluded from the study, 1 because he was already exposed to the experiment material and the other
Ernest Rutherford was a New Zealand born British physicist who is famously known for “splitting the atom.” His work on the gold foil experiment contributed greatly to the model of the atom and helped develop the standard model of the atom to what we now use today. Without his contributions we would still be using the Plum Pudding model, an out dated and incorrect model, and we would have less of an understanding of how atoms form the world around us.