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Expiriment design
Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Being as close to correct as possible, precise |
| Procedure | The steps you follow in a lab experiment |
| Hypothesis | Prediction, educated guess that uses the format ¨If...then...¨ |
| Constants | Things that remain the same in an experiment |
| Variable | Anything that can change in an experiment |
| Independent variable | The variable that is purposely changed in an experiment |
| Dependent variable | The variable that you are measuring |
| Claim | A statement that answers the question |
| Evidence | The data used to support the claim |
| Reasoning | The explanation of ¨why and how¨ the evidence supports the claim |
| Quantitative | Numerical, measurable, and statistical data |
| Qualitative | Non-numerical, language-based data |