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science vocab
sience test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hypothesis | an explanation based on observed facts or ideas of how things work |
| inference | logical conclusion based on an observation |
| observation | information you get through your senses |
| clinical trial | research done on a medicine to see if it is effective and safe |
| reproducible | an experiment that can produce similar results each time |
| variable | something in an experiment that can change |
| independent variable | the variable that is being tested |
| dependent variable | variable in an experiment that is being measured |
| controlled variable | variables in an experiment that are kept the same |
| qualitative data | data that describes using words |
| quantitative data | data that describes using numbers |