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Scientific Method
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| "I think" statement of an 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 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, color, etc.) | qualitative |