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CH.1 Bio 141 TD
CH.1 Bio 141
| Term | Definition | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantify | An experiment that has mathematically and statistically calculation to show results. | Comparative Experiments | The samples will have a different based on the prediction. Variables can not be control. Simply gathering and comparing. |
| Scientific Investigation | Are based on Observation and Experimentation | Controlled Experiments | Experiments done in the lab and predictions are made on the basis of the hypothesis. Variables is compared to a unchanged control. |
| Scientific Method | AKA, hypothesis-prediction (H-P) Method, and have the following steps: Observation, Question, Hypotheses, Prediction, and Testing. | ||
| Inductive Logic | Using observations or facts and creating a new proposition that is compatible with those observations and facts | ||
| Deductive Logic | To make predictions based on the hypothesis | ||
| Independent Variable | The variable being manipulated | ||
| Dependent Variable | The response that is measured | ||
| Experimental Trial or Replicates | The amount of the same experimental control. Must have a least 3 for every Experimental control. | ||
| Negative Control | Control group is exposed to all of the experimental conditions except for the actual treatment | ||
| Positive Control | Control group usually treated with an alternative treatment that the researcher knows will have an effect on the the dependent variable |