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Scientific Methods
Vocabulary
Questions | Answer |
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What is a hypothesis? | An "I think" statement of an educated guess. |
What is a conclusion? | The end result, whether it's right or wrong. |
What is data? | Numbers, values, and observations. |
What is analysis? | The examining and summarizing of data. |
What is control? | What is held constant in the experiment. |
What is the independent variable? | The variable that is only changed by the person doing the experiment. |
What is the dependent variable? | The variable that changes depending on the independent variable. |
What is an observation? | Any information collected with the five senses. |
What is an inference? | A conclusion or deduction based on observations. |
What is the definition of quantitive? | Measurable or countable (numbers). |
What is the definition of qualitative? | Describable, not measurable (shape, size,color, etc.). |