Question

• choose one
• you want to see if a new router makes your internet faster or not.
• you wonder what kind of pepper grows best in your yard.
• a friend asks if you are more accurate shooting with an indoor or outdoor basketball.
• how could you make an experiment to test out the idea you chose?

-remember to identify your iv, dv, constants

Explanation:

Let's choose the first idea: "You want to see if a new router makes your internet faster or not."

Step1: Identify Variables

• Independent Variable (IV): Router type (old router vs new router).
• Dependent Variable (DV): Internet speed (measured in Mbps or similar units).
• Constants: Device used to measure speed (e.g., same laptop), time of day (test at the same time), location (test in the same room), internet service provider (same ISP).

Step2: Design the Experiment

1. Measure the internet speed using the old router at a specific time (e.g., 8 PM) in a specific room with the same device. Repeat this measurement 3 - 5 times and calculate the average speed.
2. Replace the old router with the new router, keeping all other factors (device, time, location, ISP) the same.
3. Measure the internet speed with the new router at the same time and location, using the same device. Repeat this measurement 3 - 5 times and calculate the average speed.
4. Compare the average speed of the old router and the new router. If the average speed of the new router is higher, then the new router makes the internet faster.

Answer:

To test if a new router makes the internet faster:

• IV: Router type (old vs new).
• DV: Internet speed (measured in Mbps).
• Constants: Device, time of day, location, ISP.
• Experiment: Measure old router speed (multiple times, average), swap to new router, measure speed (multiple times, average), compare averages.