Biology- Investigation Terminology

• independent variable 


  the variable that the scientist alters during an investigation
• dependant variable


  the variable that is measured in an experiment
• control variable


  the thing you keep the same
• fair test


  ensuring everything is kept the same
• accuracy


  getting results that are very close to the true answer
• reliability


  repeat, repeat
• anomalous results


  results that are totally different from the normal and dont fit in. Ignore when finding averages