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For your last lab, you will be designing your own experiment.  There are many aspects to good experimental design including 1) adequately defining the problem, 2) obtaining a representative sample or samples, 3) accurately measuring the results of your experiment, and 4) making the correct analysis and conclusion from the data.  Below are some resources to help you in planning your experiment.

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Research design  This link contains a lot of useful information on how to effectively design an experiment.

Material Safety Data Sheets   This hyperlink contains a searchable index to find the MSDSs that you will need to look up when planning your experiment.

 

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