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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rescearch | is the systematic investigation of scientific theories and hypotheses |
| Observation | use of one of the senses or measurement to gather data |
| Inference | a conclusion drawn from observation as well as previous knowladge |
| Hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question must be testable |
| Experiment | a test trial, or tentative procedure an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle supposition etc |
| Independent variable | the one factor that a scientist changes as a result of changes during an experiment also called manipulated variable |
| dependent variable | the factor that changes as a result of changes to the independent variable In an experiment also called responding variable |
| controlled variable | a variable in which the researcher holds constant during an experiment it is also known as a constant variable or simply as a control |
| control | an experiment designed to check or correct the results of another experiment by removing the variable or variables operating in that other experiment |
| data | the information gained from observing and testing an experiment |
| conclusion | a short paragraph that discusses the overall result of an experiment procedure and explain whether the proposed hypothesis was correct or not |
| analyze | the process of interpreting the meaning of the data we have collected organized and displayed in the form of an table or graph |
| data trends | an upward or downward shift in a data set over time used to predict what may happen in the future |
| scientific bias | a subjective belief that affects a persons attitude toward something an error in the design of an error in the design of an experiment that affects the results of the experiment |
| qualitative data | descriptions in words of what is being observed (ex; color,order,texture) |
| quantitative data | numeric measurement (ex; mass, volume, temp) |
| empirical evidence | information gathered through direct observation experience, or experimentetion |
| pseudoscience | a collection of claims, theories, or methods that present themselves as scientific but lack a basis in the scientific method |
| objective reasoning | making conclusions based on facts, evidence, and oogic |
| subjective reasoning | making conclusions based on personal opinions, feeling,and beliefs |