experiment
Definition
Research method for testing different assumptions (hypotheses) by trial and error under conditions constructed and controlled by the researcher. During the experiment, one or more conditions (called independent variables) are allowed to change in an organized manner and the effects of these changes on associated conditions (called dependent variables) is measured, recorded, validated, and analyzed for arriving at a conclusion.
experiment is in the Quality Control & Management and Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subjects.
experiment appears in the definitions of the following terms:
team stages,
Heisenberg effect,
test reliability,
dependent variable,
test procedure,
scientific law,
law,
design for experiment,
controlled experiment,
objective probability
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