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Scientific method
Question | Answer |
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Bias | A slanted view or one sided. |
Conclusion | the end or finish of an event or process. |
Constant | occurring continuously over a period of time. |
Control | a group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment. |
Data | facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. |
Dependent Variable | a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another. |
Evidence | the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. |
Experiment | a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact. |
Hypothesis | An educated guess. |
Independent Variable | a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another. |
Inference | a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. |
Model | a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original. |
Observation | the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information. |
Scientific Method | a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses. |