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vocab #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Qualitative data? | description of characteristics, qualities and traits. |
| What is Quantitative data? | measurements/numbers. |
| What is a Claim? | a Statement that answers the question. it will usually only be one sentence in length. |
| What is Evidence? | is the data to support the claim. it can be either quantitative or qualitative depending on the question and/ or lab. |
| What it Reasoning? | the explanation of " Why and how" the evidence supports the claim. |
| What is Accuracy? | being as close to correct as possible,precise. |
| what is Procedure? | the steps you follow in a lab. |
| what is an Hypothesis? | prediction, educated guess that uses format "If...then..." |
| what are Constants? | things that remain the same. |
| what are Variables? | anything that can change in an experiment. |
| what is a Independent Variable? | the variable that is purposely changed in an experiment. |
| what is a Dependent Variable | the variable that you are measuring. |