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Science vocab def
Science vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Hypothesis | an explanation based on observed facts or an idea of how things work |
Ethics | a person`s sense of right and wrong |
Evidence | information and facts that help prove something |
Inference | a logical conclusion based on observations |
Observation | information you get through your senses |
Clinical trial | research done on medicine to make sure it is safe and effective |
Control Group | a group in a clinical trial given fake medicine to compare the medicine |
Placebo | fake medicine given to a control group in a clinical trial |
Sample size | the number of people in a clinical trial |
Informed Consent | patients are informed of the risks and their permission is needed to use them in the clinical trial |
Placebo effect | people believe that they are getting a medicine but they are receiving a placebo but their health is still improving |
Reproducible | an experiment that produces similar results each time it is conducted |
Variable | something in an experiment that can change |
Independent Variable | the variable that is being tested |
Dependent variable | the variable in an experiment that is measured |
Controlled variable | the variable in an experiment that is kept the same |