Practical Skills for
Biology
Student Guide for As
and A2
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, Contents
Testing a theory 3
Getting Good Results 3
Controls 4
Repeats 5
Sample Size 5
Taking Accurate Measurements 5
Risk Assessments 6
Ethical Issues 7
Carrying Out the Experiment 7
Using the Correct Equipment and Techniques 7
Recording Data 8
Anomalous Results 9
Presenting Data: 9
Qualitative and discrete data 9
Continuous data 9
Concluding and Evaluating 10
Uncertainty in data 11
Evaluating Data 11
Evaluating Methods 11
Setting out your write ups 11
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Biology
Student Guide for As
and A2
1
, Contents
Testing a theory 3
Getting Good Results 3
Controls 4
Repeats 5
Sample Size 5
Taking Accurate Measurements 5
Risk Assessments 6
Ethical Issues 7
Carrying Out the Experiment 7
Using the Correct Equipment and Techniques 7
Recording Data 8
Anomalous Results 9
Presenting Data: 9
Qualitative and discrete data 9
Continuous data 9
Concluding and Evaluating 10
Uncertainty in data 11
Evaluating Data 11
Evaluating Methods 11
Setting out your write ups 11
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