Definition | Word |
The steps a scientist goes through when finding an answer to a problem. | The Scientific Method |
Information that is difficult to measure, count, or express in numerical terms. | Qualitative Data |
An exchange of one thing in return of another, giving up one benefit or advantage for another regarded as more desirable. | Trade Off |
The agency that is responsible for determining if a food or drug is safe and effective enough to be sold to the public. | FDA |
The available facts, data and/or observations which support a theory or conclusion. | Evidence |
Includes your brain, spinal cord, and nerves. | Nervous System |
The number of items in a sample. | Sample Size |
Logical conclusions based on factual knowledge or evidence. | Inference |
The study of living things and how they interact with things around them. | Life Science |
To examine, closely study, and evaluate in order to better understand data. | Analyze |
The nerve endings that detect pressure on your skin. | Touch Receptor |
A disease that caused rashes and mental insanity in individuals who were lacking a specific vitamin -B in their diet. | Pellagra |
A set of values | Range |
In an experiment, it is the value that is changed or controlled. | Variable |
An inactive substance used as a control. | Placebo |
The study of right and wrong in people's behavior. | Ethics |
The doctor that discovered that people who ate primarily corn were getting the disease pellagra. | Goldberger |
An explanation for an observation or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation. | Hypothesis |
A decision based on observations and analysis or data in an experiment. | Conclusion |
The volunteers in a clinical trial sign this form. | Informed Consent |
A standard or comparison. | Control |
An organization that provides money for research. | NIH |
In a clinical trial, the group that does not receive treatment. | Control Group |
Data represented as numerical figures. | Quantitative Data |
The act of conducting a controlled test. | Experiment |
Tests done by volunteers to determine if a products such as medicines should be made available to the public. | Clinical Trial |
A lack of something. | Deficiency |
The viewing and recording of data. | Observation |