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vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scientific investigation | a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from there data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested. |
| Research | is the systematic investigation of scientific theories and hypothesis. |
| Observation | use of the one of the senses or measurements to gather data. |
| Inference | a conclusion drawn from observation as well as previous knowledge . |
| Experiment | a test, trial, or tentative procedure; act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or o testing a principle, supposition, etc. |
| Independent variable | the one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment also called manipulated variable. |
| Dependent variable | the factor that changes as a result of changes to the independent variable in a experiment. |
| 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 results of an experimental procedure and explains whether the proposed hypothesis was correct or not. |
| Analyze | the process of interpreting the meaning of the data we have collected, organized, and displayed I form of the table or graph. |