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