TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Validity in Experimental Design A1 - Portney, Leslie G. A1 - Watkins, Mary P. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice, 3e AB - The most rigorous form of scientific investigation for testing hypotheses is the experiment. Experiments are based on a logical structure, or design, within which the investigator systematically introduces changes into natural phenomena and then observes the consequences of those changes. The purpose of an experiment is to support a cause-and-effect relationship between a particular action or condition (the independent variable) and an observed response (the dependent variable). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138250669 ER -