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What is a scientific prediction? | A prediction is a forecast about what may happen in the future. |
What is an inference? | An inference is a conclusion based on evidence about events that have already happened. |
What is an experiment? | An experiment is a fair test driven by a hypothesis. |
What is a hypothesis? | A hypothesis is a prediction about the relationship between variables. It is an educated guess. |
What can variables do to an experiment? | Variables can change the outcome of an experiment. |
What is a manipulated variable? | A manipulated variable is the factor in an experiment that is changed by the person doing the experiment. |
What is a responding variable? | A responding variable is a factor in an experiment that changes when a manipulated variable is changed. |