Nail Polish Lab Report

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Uncovering the Coated Truth
Holly Baggett
Tanya Kiatsuranon
5th Period
Kirkpatrick
January 5, 2015

Table of Contents

Introduction
Background Information and Research
Purpose/Objective
Hypothesis
Parts of the Experiment
Materials and Procedure
Observations and Data
Calculations
Statistical Analysis
Analysis
Conclusion
Sources of Error and Inaccuracies
Application
Improvement
Bibliography

Introduction

The goal of this experiment was to see whether or not top name, leading brands for nail polish were as long lasting as they say. Testing to see which nail polish brand would chip the most, through the measurement of millimeters. After asking to see which nail polish brand many people had …show more content…

Also, letting the nails to air dry naturally may make a difference. Improvement to the experimental design would be to test more subjects, and also be able to test a wider and different variety of kinds of nail polishes. A continuation of this experiment could be about finding out more about how a top coat or a base coat could’ve made a difference, maybe even to find out if mixing in water or nail polish remover to the mixture of nail polish is going to make a …show more content…

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