experimental data
Lab-derived observations recorded
Experimental data is information gathered through controlled tests or experiments, as opposed to theoretical predictions or observational findings.
Scientists collect experimental data to test hypotheses: The experimental data supported our theory about protein folding.
The term emphasizes that results come from deliberate manipulation of variables rather than passive observation or mathematical modeling.
- experimenterOne who tests hypotheses
- lab notebookRecord of scientific work
- statistical analysisMathematical examination of datasets
- number crunchingIntensive calculation work
- instrumentationDesign of measuring devices
empirical research · hypothesis testing · sample size · outliers · replication · control groups · blind study · calibration · normalization · medical research · reproducibility · validation · randomization · field studies · sampling · scale · environmental studies · trials
experimental datatheory
Explanatory set of principles
theoretical model · pure theory · mathematical model · hypothesis · conjecture
experimental dataspeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
guesswork · conjecture · intuition · assumption · supposition
experimental datafake data