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Scientific method
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| "I think" statement of educated guess | Hypothesis |
| End result; right or wrong | Conclusion |
| #'s, values, and observations | Data |
| Examine data and summarize it | Analysis |
| What is held constant in the experiment | Control |
| variable that is only changed by the person doing the experiment | Independent variable |
| variable that changes depending on the independent variable | Dependent variable |
| any information collected with the senses | observation |
| conclusions or deductions based on observations | inference |
| measurable or countable (numbers) | Quantitative |
| describable, not measurable (shape, size) | Qualitative |