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chapter 1
science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| inference | conclusion based on observations |
| data | information |
| evidence | observations that make you believe something is true |
| precision | name the ability to constantly repeat a measurement |
| accuracy | able to do something as close as possible to the real thing |
| variable | something that can change in a test |
| hypothesis | statement of what you think will happen |
| control group | a standard against which change is measured |
| observation | something you find out about things |
| procedures | step by step instructions |
| experiment | the use of scientific methods |
| model | objects or ideas that represent other things |
| surveys | the gathering of data from opinion |
| sampling | examining random things from somewhere |
| independent vairable | variable you can change |
| dependent vairable | changes when the other does |
| experimental group | special treatment |