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scientific Inquiry

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bias   an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric.  
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conclusion   the last main division of a discourse, usually containing a summing up of the points and a statement of opinion or decisions reached  
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control   not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable All conditions during the three experiments were constant  
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data   Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.  
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dependent variable   A variable (often denoted by y) whose value depends on that of another  
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evidence   The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid  
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expeniment   A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact  
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hypothesis   A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.  
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independent variable   A variable (often denoted by x) whose variation does not depend on that of anothe  
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inference   A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.  
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model   A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.  
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observation   The action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.  
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scientfic method   A method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century  
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