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critchfield Env 2
Vocabulary chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Observation | info using our senses |
| Hypothesis | a testable explanation for an observation |
| Prediction | logical statement |
| Experiment | a procedure desinged to test a hypothesis |
| Variable | is the factor of interest |
| Experimental Group or independent Variable | the variabel you change |
| Control Group or dependent variable | the variabel that stays the same |
| Data | the info you collect from the experiment |
| Correlation | reliabel association between two or more event |
| Tabel | to keep track of data |
| Graph | to show how the dat a is changing |
| statistics | is the collection of data that are in the form of numbers |
| Mean | is the avarge of data |
| distribution | members of a statistical population |
| probability | the chance of something happing |
| Sample | events selected to represent the popluation |
| risk | the probability of an unwated outcome |
| Scale Model | bring something down to size |
| conceptual Model | a verbal or graphical explanation |
| mathematical model | one or more equations represents the way the system works |
| Value | principles or standards we consider important |