the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

a tentative, testable, and falsifiable explanation for a specific phenomenon, observation, or scientific problem

a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact

a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another.

A dependent variable is the specific outcome, response, or behavior measured in an experiment or study that changes based on manipulations to the independent variable

any factor in a scientific experiment that is kept constant, unchanging, or limited to ensure a fair test

the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events

facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.

the end or finish of an event or process

examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation

any systematic, often unintentional, error in the design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation of research that causes results to deviate from the truth

the general direction or long-term movement of data points over time

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meissner vocab

Term	Definition
Research	the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
Observation	the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information
Inference	a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Hypothesis	a tentative, testable, and falsifiable explanation for a specific phenomenon, observation, or scientific problem
Experiment	a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact
Independent Variable	a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another.
Dependent Variable	A dependent variable is the specific outcome, response, or behavior measured in an experiment or study that changes based on manipulations to the independent variable
Controlled Variable	any factor in a scientific experiment that is kept constant, unchanging, or limited to ensure a fair test
Control	the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events
Data	facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
Conclusion	the end or finish of an event or process
Analyze	examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation
Scientific Bias	any systematic, often unintentional, error in the design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation of research that causes results to deviate from the truth
Data trends	the general direction or long-term movement of data points over time

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