experimental setup
Research trial configuration
An experimental setup is the arrangement of equipment, materials, and conditions used to conduct a scientific experiment.
The term covers everything from the physical apparatus to the controlled variables: The experimental setup included three treatment groups and a control.
Researchers describe their experimental setup so others can replicate the work.
- pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
- control groupUntreated subjects for comparison
- randomizationIntroducing chance systematically
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- dependent variableOutcome being measured
calibration · hypothesis · temperature control · reproducibility · error bars · replication · data logger · controlled environment · microscope · light intensity · spectrometer · experimental design · clamp · centrifuge · oscilloscope · stand · statistical significance · peer review
experimental setupcasual observation
Unstudied comment or notice
anecdotal evidence · guesswork · intuition · hearsay · happenstance