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sci. investigation

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Scientific Investigation is a systematic, objective approach to answering questions and gathering information about the physical and natural world.
Research s a systematic process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to increase understanding of a topic, solve a problem, or discover new facts.
Observation is the act of carefully watching, noticing, or gathering information about someone or something.
Inference is a conclusion or educated guess reached by combining available evidence, observations, and background knowledge.
Hypothesis s is a proposed, testable explanation for a phenomenon or a relationship between variables, made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
Experiment is a controlled test or procedure carried out to discover something unknown, test a hypothesis, or evaluate a principle.
Independent Variable is the factor in an experiment or math problem that you control, change, or choose to see what effect it has.
Dependent Variable is the factor that is measured or tested in an experiment and changes in response to the independent variable.
Controlled Variable is any factor that is kept constant or held the same during a research study or experiment.
Control means the power or ability to direct, manage, or restrain someone or something.
Data means raw, unorganized facts, numbers, or symbols that have no context yet.
Conclusion is the last part of something, or a final decision and judgment reached after careful thought.
Analyze means to study or examine something closely and in detail to understand its nature, structure, or inner relationships.
Data trends is the general direction that information moves over a longer period of time.
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