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Scientific Inquiry
Science
Term | Definition |
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Bias | A systematic error occurring in a chemical measurement |
Conclusion | the end or finish of an event or process. |
Constant | a situation or state of affairs that does not change |
Control | a group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment. |
Data | facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. |
Dependent variable | a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another. |
Evidence | be or show evidence of. |
Experiment | a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact. 2- perform a scientific procedure, esp. in a laboratory, to determine something |
Hypothesis | An educated guess |
Independent variable | a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another. |
inference | a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. |
Model | a system or thing used as an example to follow or imitate |
Observation | the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information. |
Scientific method | a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses. |