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Chapter 1
| Tearm | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hypothesis | a statement of what you think happens during an investigation |
| observation | is something you find out about objects,events,or living things using your senses |
| experiment | the use of scientific methods to test your hytpothesis |
| variable | something that can change in a test r |
| independent variable | is one that you can control |
| dependent variable | changes when an independent variable changes. It is what get s measured . it gives you data. |
| control group | the group that doesn't gets the special treatment |
| procedures | are step-by-step insurrections for completing a task. |
| data | are information from which a conclusion drawn or prediction can be made |
| precision | is the ability to consistently repeat a me asurement |
| accuracy | the ability to make a measurement that is close to the actual value as possible |
| inference | is an conclusion based on an observations |
| evidence | are observation that make you believe some thing is true |
| model | to learn more about the world to test or designs other things |
| surveys | question that are answered by people. Great for opinion question |
| sampling | examining random individuals from a population |
| experiential group | the group that gets the special treatment |