Introduction to designing experiments

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Summary: Adam suspects that most hairy dogs have balding owners. Testing his "pet" theory at a local park, he quickly finds flaws in his own experiment. This video demonstrates Adam's second test, involving better preparation, more rigorous analysis, and an exciting pasta cook-off. Showing how Adam can effectively determine the best spaghetti recipe, the program illustrates concepts that are central to the scientific method-including null, alternative, and two-tailed hypotheses; field and lab settings; sampling; primacy/recency effects; constant/random errors; and other testing principles. Graphic screens reinforce each concept and enable students to fully absorb the testing process.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (23 min.) : sd., col., digital file + instructional materials (online)
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2006], c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Nov. 11, 2006. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Experiment Research and Design (3:02) -- Hypotheses: Null Hypothesis, Alternative Hypothesis, Two-Tailed Hypothesis (4:25) -- Selecting a Sample (2:55) -- Experiment Environments: Natural or Artificial (3:43) -- Quantitative Data Rejects Null Hypothesis (3:09) -- Error and Bias: Confounding Variables (3:12) -- Debriefing Participants (1:17)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	6 to 12.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.