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E X P E R I M EN T
 EXPERIMENT

•IS A PROCEDURE UNDERTAKEN SCIENTIFICALLY

AND SYSTEMATICALLY TO MAKE A DISCOVERY
AND TO TEST HYPOTHESIS.
AN EXPERIMENT CAN BE
PERFORMED IN A
LABORATORY OR IN
NATURAL SETTING
FOLLOWING THESE STEPS:
1. MAKE OBSERVATIONS.
2. DEVELOP THE HYPOTHESIS.
3. DESIGN THE EXPERIMENT.
4. CONDUCT THE EXPERIMENT.
5. ANALYZE THE RESULTS.
6. DECIDE ON WHETHER TO ACCEPT
OR REJECT THE HYPOTHESIS
BASED ON THE RESULTS.
GUIDELINES IN CONDUCTING
AN EXPERIMENT:
1. ALWAYS COORDINATE
WITH THE LABORATORY
TECHNICIAN OR SUPERVISOR
WHEN DOING AN
EXPERIMENT.
2. MAKE YOURSELF PRESENT
AND ACCESIBLE DURING AN
EXPERIMENT.
3. MAINTAIN A RELAXED AND
PROFESSIONAL
ATMOSPHERE.
4. CLEAN THE EXPERIMENT
VENUE AS YOU LEAVE.
5. NEVER COERCE ANY
PARTICIPANTS IN YOUR
EXPERIMENT.
6. IF YOU NEED
PARTICIPANTS IN YOUR
EXPERIMENT, LET THEM FILL
OUT AN INFORMED CONSENT
BEFOREHAND.
7. ENSURE THE SAFETY OF
EVERYONE INVOLVED AT ALL
TIMES.
8. ENSURE THE ANONYMITY
OF PARTICIPANTS.
9. ENSURE THE
CONFIDENTIALITY OF ALL
GATHERED DATA.