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Science
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Hypothesis | An explanation based on observed facts or an idea of how things work. |
Scientific Method | A series of 5 or 6 steps that scientists follow to test ideas. |
Evidence | Information and facts that help prove something. |
Observation | Observable facts. |
Inferences | Conclusion based on observations. |
Ethics | The progress that applies issues of right and wrong to people and their actions. |
Trade-off | Something given up in selecting one alternative over another. |
Clinical Trial | A medical study that tests the safety and effectiveness of a drug or treatment in people |
Control | Part of an experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison.(receives placebo) |
Sample Size | The number of subjects in an experiment. (larger the better) |
Placebo | A substance which contains no medicine, but which the receiver thinks it's real. |
Informed Consent | Agreement by a patient to participate in a experiment understanding the risks. |
Placebo Effect | The response of a patients to a treatment even though it has no effective ingredients. |
Variables | Things in a experiment that can be changed or vary. |
Reproduce | Capable of being recreated or repeated. |