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Shelles

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In the context of an experiment, a variable is
 
  a. any factor that can vary across participants or situations.
  b. any phenomenon or characteristic that can be measured.
  c. any phenomenon or characteristic of a participant or situation that has a specific value.
  d. the unknown quantity that the experiment will determine.

Question 2

Which of the following is not an objective of science?
 
  a. Explanation of how a phenomenon works.
  b. Prediction of what will happen in the future, under certain conditions.
   c. Proving a theory is true.
  d. Controlling conditions that determine a phenomenon


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kilada

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C


Shelles

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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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