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Science Reininga
| hypothesis | an explanation based on observed facts or an idea of how things work |
| ethics | a persons sense of right and wrong |
| evidence | information and facts that prove something |
| observation | information you get through your senses |
| inference | logical conclusion based on observations |
| clinical trial | research done on medicine to see if it is safe and effective |
| control group | a group in an experiment that is not tested but used for comprehension |
| placebo | fake medicine given to the control group in a clinical trial |
| sample size | the number of subjects in a scientific study |
| informed consent | patients are informed of risks and they agree to participate in the study |
| placebo effect | people believe they are getting the medicine [but they aren't] and they get better |
| reproducible | an experiment that produces similar results each time |
| variable | something in an experiment that can change |
| independent variable | the variable in an experiment that is being tested |
| dependent variable | the variable in an experiment that is measured |
| controlled variable | variables in an experiment that are kept the same |