vocab words
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hypothesis | An explanation based on observed facts or an idea of how things work.
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ethics | A person's sense of right and wrong.
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evidence | Information and facts that help prove something
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observation | Information you obtain through your senses.
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inference | Logical conclusion based on observations
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inference | An experiment done to test medicines on people to see if it is safe and effective
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control Group | A group in an experiment that gets a placebo and is used for comparison
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placebo | Fake medicine that looks like the real medicine.
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sample Size | The number of subjects in a scientific study
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informed consent | A document that explains the risks in a clinical trial that the patient signs
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placebo effect | a person experiences improvement when they’ve had the placebo
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reproducible | An experiment that produces similar results each time
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variable | something in an experiment that can change
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independent variable | the variable in an experiment that is being tested
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dependent variable | the variable in an experiment that is measured
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controlled variable | variables in an experiment that are kept the same.
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