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science vocab 2
| Definition | term |
|---|---|
| the relative arrangement of the members of a statical population and usually shown in a graph | distribution |
| a numerical measure of how likely an event is to occur | probability |
| a subset of a larger population used to make estimates about the population | sample |
| probability of a unwanted outcome | risk |
| a repesentation to show system of workings of a object ,sytem or concept | model |
| a verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works | conceptual model |
| represent the way system or process works with equations | mathematical model |
| or prinsciples or standards that an individual considers to be important | value |
| describes the method a team will use to make decisions | decision making model |
| process of obtaining info from senses | observation |
| a explanation made on observation tat can be tested | hypothesis |
| statments made in advance that express the results that will be obtained from testing a hypthesis if the hypthesis is supportes | prediction |
| a scientific procedure to make a discovery | expirament |
| a factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypthesis | variable |
| a group in an expirament that does not receive the varable being tested | control group |
| any piece of info obtained through observation | data |
| the linear dependence between two variables | correlation |
| practice or science of collecting numerical data in large quanities | statistics |
| average value of a set of numbers | mean |
| a group of subjrcts in a experament that receivesthe varable being tested | experamental group |
| the # obtained by + the data for a given characteristic and dividing the sum by the # of individuals | mean |