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Lesson One
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hypothesis | what you think would happen in a experiment |
| variable | something that can change during something |
| observation | what you look at;not made up |
| experiment | something you do to find observations |
| control group | the group that doesn't get the special treatments |
| procedures | steps to take during or after a experiment |
| data | information |
| precision | how efficient you are |
| accuracy | how close you are to a conclusion |
| inference | conclusion based on observations |
| evidence | proof of something |
| model | models are objects or ideas that represent other things |
| survey | questions that are answered by people after a movie or something ; great for opinion questions |
| sampling | examining random people from an population |
| independent variable | a variable that you can control and change |
| dependent variable | is what is measured ; and changes when the independent variable changes |
| experimental group | the group that gets the special treatment |