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Scientific Investiga
a systematic process used to explore observations, answer questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientific Investigation | a systematic process used to explore observations, answer questions, and test hypotheses about the natural world using the scientific method |
| Research | a systematic, creative investigation conducted to increase knowledge, analyze information, and solve problems |
| Observation | the active, systematic process of noticing, monitoring, and recording phenomena or behaviors using the senses or scientific tools to gather data |
| Inference | is the act or process of reaching a logical conclusion based on evidence, reasoning, and prior knowledge rather than through direct observation alone. |
| Hypothesis | a proposed, testable explanation for an observation, acting as an educated guess that guides scientific research and experiments, forming a core part of the scientific method by making specific predictions about relationships between variables |
| Experiment | a scientific procedure testing a hypothesis under controlled conditions to discover cause-and-effect, validate a theory, or determine the efficacy of something new |
| Independent Variable | the factor that is changed or controlled to observe its effect on an outcome |
| Dependent Variable | the factor you measure or observe to see how it responds to changes |
| Controlled Variable | any factor in an scientific experiment that is intentionally kept unchanged to prevent it from influencing the dependent variable |
| Control | a standard component of an experiment that remains untreated or unchanged to provide a baseline for comparing results and measuring the effect of independent variables |
| Data | a collection of raw facts, figures, symbols, or observations |
| Conclusion | s the final part of a process, event, or piece of writing that brings it to a close. Depending on the context, it serves as a summary, a judgment, or a logical result. |
| Analyze | is to examine something methodically and in detail, typically in order to explain and interpret its nature, structure, or essential features. |
| Scientific Bias | systematic, often unintentional, errors in the design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation phases of research that lead to inaccurate, skewed, or non-objective results |
| Data trends | pervasive integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML), driving autonomous systems and personalized experiences, alongside a strong push for real-time analytics, enhanced data governance |