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In what step do you perform the steps of your experiment?

User Belens
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Actual experiment design is highly dependent on the phenomena being measured, and the data to be gathered whose analysis might confirm or invalidate the hypothesis.

Generally speaking, the steps are

Identify the hypothesis to be tested
Identify the data to be gathered
Identify the range of results for which the hypothesis is proven
Design the experimental setup (equipment, sequence, etc.)
Construct the design, and calibrate the equipment.
Run the experiment multiple times, using the same conditions, carefully recording the data.
Analyze the data, and do Do a reasonability check on the data. Data gathered multiple times under similar Conditions should yield similar results.
Consider having your design and data reviewed by a competent scientist not involved in your experiment.
Writeup your experiment and results.
User Tudor Morar
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Make an observation.
Ask a question.
Form a hypothesis, or testable explanation.
Make a prediction based on the hypothesis.
Test the prediction.
Iterate: use the results to make new hypotheses or predictions. Hope this helps
User Taglius
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