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Biology
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03/26/2022

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Name the sections and experimental report should contain. (8)
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Title/ Aim/ Abstract/ Introduction/ Several sources/ Conclusions/Evaluations of procedures and data/ Citations and References
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Abstracts contain
Definition
Aim and summary of findings
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Introduction should include
Definition
Aims, hypothesis, method, results, and discussion. Why the study has been carried out and the context of existing knowledge. Sources should be selected to support statements, and citations and references given.
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Describe the level of detail required in the method section.
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Enough detail so that the investigation can be replicated exactly by a peer investigator.
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Pupose of controls
Definition
Experiments in absence of a treatment.  They prove the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable.
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Problems with Selection Bias
Definition
Selection of a sample in a non-random way, so that the sample is not representative of the whole population.
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Problems with Sample Size
Definition
If the sample size is too small it may not be representative of the populations as a whole.
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Define Standard Deviation
Definition
Measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.
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Explain Statistically Significant Data
Definition
Results unlikely to have occurred by chance.
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When error bars of an experimental group do not overlap with a control group, this would indicate
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The difference may be statistically significant.  (Not due to chance)
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Should be included in the Conclusion (5)
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Conclusions should refer to the aim, the results and the hypothesis. It should also refer to existing knowledge and distinguish between a correlation or causation.
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Discussion of Procedures/ Results should include comments on (2)
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Validity and reliability (sample size/ unbiased)
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Justification of a study might include (4)
Definition
Increasing scientific knowledge, and to the social, economic and industrial life of the community.
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