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Term | Definition |
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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 |