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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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