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Unit 1
Nature of Science
| a process where the scientists performing the research influence the results | Bias |
| examine methodically and in de | Analyze |
| a final decision or judgment based on evidence and inference | Conclusion |
| used as a constant and unchanging standard of comparison in scientific experimentation | Control |
| a group separated from the rest of the experiment where the independent variable being tested cannot influence the results. | Control group |
| the experimental element which is constant and unchanged throughout the course of the investigation | Constants |
| the quality of being trusted and believed in | Credibility |
| information collected using specific methods for a specific purpose of studying or analyzing | Data |
| information acquired by observation or experimentation. | Empirical evidence |
| a procedure carried out and repeated under controlled conditions to discover, demonstrate or test a hypothesis | Experiment |
| an idea or explanation tested through study and experimentation | Hypothesis |
| an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning; an educated guess | Inference |
| the process followed to find the answer to a question or solve a problem | Investigation |
| tells you what happens in nature, but it will not explain why it happens | Law |
| an act or instance of viewing or noting a fact or occurrence for some scientific or other special purpose | Observation |
| a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge | Opinion |
| the variable that is affected and measured in the experiment; also called the dependent variable | Dependent (outcome) Variable |
| to tell what will happen | Predict |
| the repeating of the procedure in an experiment | Repetition |
| the process of duplicating, as a procedure in experiments | Replication |
| setting up an investigation to reduce or eliminate bias, and reduce inferences. | Systematic Observation |
| the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment; also called the independent variable | Independent (test) variable |
| an explanation of events that happen in the natural world and are testable | Theory |
| a pattern of gradual change in a condition, output, or process | Trend |
| one of a number of repetitions of an experiment | Trials |
| refers to how well a scientific test or piece of research actually measures what it sets out to | refers to how well a scientific test or piece of research actually measures what it sets out to |