Fill in the Blanks The Scientific MethodOnline version Fill in the blanks with what you know about the scientific method. by Devon Heath 1 qualitative reliable y dependent quantitative words outliers independent x numbers The variable is the variable that we have the power to set in the experiment . The variable is the variable that we measure in an experiment . Controls are things that should remain constant in an experiment . Quantitative observations are ones that include . Qualitative observations are ones that utilize . 14 feet , 10 m / s , and 22 mL are observations . Blue , unhealthy , and loud are observations . Conducting multiple trials in an experiment is useful because it better highlights and makes the data more . Averaging data is sometimes done to decrease the influence of any outlier data . When graphing the data from an experiment , the independent variable goes on the - axis . When graphing the data from an experiment , the dependent variable does on the - axis .