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Scientific Method
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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“I think” statement of an educated guess | Hypothesis |
End result; right or wrong | Conclusion |
#'s, values, and observations | Data |
Examine data and summarize it | Analysis |
What is held constant in the experiment | Control |
Variable that is only changed by person doing the experiment | Independent Variable |
Variable that changes depending on the independent variable | Dependent Variable |
Observation | Any information collected with the senses |
Inference | Conclusions or deductions based on observations |
Quantitive | Measurable or countable (numbers) |
Qualitative | Describable, not measurable (shape, size, color, etc.) |