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Unit 1 Topic 2 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Observation | The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way |
| Inference | A logical interpretation based on what scientists already know |
| Independent Variable | The variable deliberately changed |
| Dependent Variable | The variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable |
| Peer Review | look carefully for mistakes, oversights, unfair influences, or fraud, in techniques and analysis |
| Bias | A personal, rather than scientific, point of view for, or against, something |
| Variable | Factors that can change |
| Experimental Group | Exposed to constants and changes in the independent variable in a experiment |
| Constant | A value or condition that does not change under specified circumstances |