Studying People Scientifically Vocabulary
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| clinical trial | A part of a medical study that tests the safety and effectiveness of a drug or treatment on people.
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| control | Part of an experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison.
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| data | Information gathered from observations.
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| dependent variable | The variable that is measured in an experiment.
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| ethics | A person's sense of right and wrong.
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| evidence | Information and facts that help prove something.
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| hypothesis | A prediction that can be tested.
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| independent variable | Variable that is changed in an experiment.
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| inference | Logical conclusion based on observations.
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| informed consent | Agreement by a patient to participate in an Experiment after they understand the risks involved.
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| observation | Information that you obtain through your senses.
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| placebo | A substance which contains no medicine, but which the receiver believes is a medicine.
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| placebo effect | The response of patients to a treatment even though it has no active ingredient.
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| qualitative | An observation made without measurement; descriptive data.
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| quantitative | Data that is measurable; observations based on numbers.
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| range | The limits between which variation is possible.
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| reproducible | Describes an experiment that produces similar results each time.
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| sample size | Number of subjects observed in an experiment.
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| scientific method | A series of steps that scientists use to answer questions and solve problems.
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| Trade-off | Alternative that must be given up when one choice is made rather than another.
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| variable | Something in an experiment that can change.
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