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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hypothisis | an explanation based on observed facts or an idea of how things work |
| ethics | a persons sense of right and wrong |
| evidence | info and facts that help prove something |
| observation | info you get through your senses |
| inference | logical conclusion based on observations |
| clinical trail | an experiment on people to test a new medicine to see if it is safe and effective. |
| control group | a group that gets a placebo. |
| placebo | a fake medicine. |
| sample size | the number of subjects in a study. |
| informed consent | a document a patient signs in a clinical trail that lists the risks gives permission to participate. |
| placebo effect | a patient feels better after getting a placebo. |
| reproducable | an experiment that produces similar results each time. |
| 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 | variable that in an experiment that stays the same. |