controlled experiment definition

controlled experiment

An experiment in which an observer tests a hypothesis by looking for changes brought on by alterations to a variable. In a controlled experiment, an independent variable is the only factor that is allowed to be adjusted, with the dependent variable as the factor that the independent variable will affect.

controlled experiment is in the Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subject.

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