Scientific Method
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| Biology | The study of life.
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| Scientific method | A process of investigation carried out in order to explain observations made in the natural world.
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| Observation | The taking in of information received about the natural world.
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| Hypothesis | An educated guess or an idea based on an observation.
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| Experiment | A test to determine the validity of hypothesis.
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| Data | The results of measurements or observations.
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| Conclusion | An explanation of the results.
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| Theory | A comprehensive explanation of an important aspect of nature supported by results gathered over a long period of time.
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| Law/Principle | A definite, factual explanation of an important aspect of nature.
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| Variable | A factor that is changed in the course of an experiment.
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| Control | A factor in an experiment that provides a standard with which the results of the experiment may be compared.
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| Random selection | The process of choosing, without method or conscious choice, subjects or items to be scientifically tested
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| Replicate | A repeat of an experiment.
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| Double-blind testing | An experiment where neither the tester nor the patient knows what treatment is being given.
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| Placebo | A substance with no active medication used as a control in an experiment.
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