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Scientific Method

TermDefinition
Observation the act of noticing, watching, or perceiving
Inference an assumption with some degree of probability
Hypothesis an educated guess or prediction presented as a possible explanation to an occurrence (if, then, because)
Inquiry seeking or requesting information, knowledge, or truth
Data individual facts, statistics, or items of information
Qualitative concerned with distinctive properties, characteristics, or attributes
Quantitative measuring of an amount of something
Descriptive investigation describing and/or quantifying parts of a system
Comparative investigation collecting data under different conditions to make a comparison
Experimental investigation a designed test where variables are purposefully manipulated, controlled, and measured to prove or disprove a hypothesis
Control a parallel experiment to nullify the hypothesis or establish a baseline for comparison
Control the variables which are constant and unchanging
Independent variable that which is intentionally changed to observe the effect on the dependent variable; manipulated
Dependent variable that which is affected when the independent variable is changed; responding
Trials each time the experimental investigation is run through from the beginning
Peer Review a process of having the results of an investigation reworked to substantiate or disprove them by other scientists
Theory thoroughly peer reviewed results regarded as correct
Law a theory which has not been disproven over a very long period of time
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