Practice Validity (1.5) - Scientific Investigation Skills - IB 12 Biology
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Validity

Practice - Validity

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Question 1 Easy

What does validity mean in the context of an experiment?

💡 Hint: Think about what makes an experiment trustworthy.

Question 2 Easy

Why are controlled variables important?

💡 Hint: Consider the factors that might confuse the results.

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Question 1

What is validity in experimental research?

A measure of the size of an effect
The extent to which an experiment measures what it intends to measure
How well the experiment is conducted

💡 Hint: Think about the goal of your experiment.

Question 2

True or False: Internal validity only concerns the outcome of the study.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what internal validity tells us about the relationship in the study.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design an experiment to test a new fertilizer’s effect on plant growth while ensuring its validity. Describe how you would control for other variables.

💡 Hint: Think about all the factors influencing plant growth and how you might isolate the effect of the fertilizer.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the implications of a study that shows a correlation between stress levels and test performance but has low internal validity due to uncontrolled variables.

💡 Hint: Consider how uncontrolled variables might produce alternative explanations for observed correlations.

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