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Unit 1 Topic 2
Kouture B
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Experimental group | A group exposed to the same conditions and changes in the independent variable in a experiment |
| Constant | A constant are things that stay the same during an experiment |
| Dependent variable | The variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable is called the dependent variable |
| Independent variable | The variable deliberately changed is called the independent variable |
| Observation | An observation is the act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful orderly way |
| Inference | The inference is a logical interception based on what scientists already know |
| Bias | A bias is a personal, rather than scientific POV for, or against something |
| Peer review | A peer review is when scientist share findings with other scientist by publishing their hypothesis, experimental methods, results, and analysis in scientific journals |
| Variable | A characteristic or factor that can be measured, controlled, or changed in an experiment. |