Scientific Method Vocabulary
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| accuracy | the extent to which a measured value agrees with the standard value of a quantity "hitting the target."
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| analyze | to examine, compare,and contrast. Looking for patterns.
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| bias | adding personal ideas or thoughts to an observation or conclusion.
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| classification | organization of organisms into categories.
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| conclusion | judgement formed from the results of an experiment.
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| control variable | factor that stays the same.
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| dependent/response variable | the factor that changes in response to another variable.
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| experimental data | facts and observations gathered and recorded about a problem.
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| fact | that's stated to be true.
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| hypothesis | an educated guess or possible explanation.
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| independent/manipulated variable | the factor that is changed by the experimenter.
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| inferences | to conclude by reasoning from something known or assumed.
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| law | the most accepted explanation of a concept supported by very consistent experimentation.
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| materials | the supplies required to carry out an experiment.
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| mean | the average set of numbers.
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| median | arranging the numbers from least to greatest and finding the middle number.
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| mode | the most frequently occurring number in a set
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| metrics | measuring system used worldwide.
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| opinion | a belief not based on certainty.
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| observations | noting and recording facts
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| procedure | the "steps" a scientist takes in order to complete an experiment.
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| qualitative obsrvation | observations made by the senses
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| quantitative observation | observations that are measured (based on numbers)
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| precision | the degree of "exactness" to which the measurement of a quantity can be reproduced consistently.
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| sample size | a certain portion of something
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| science | the body of knowledge that exists about the world and the method used to obtain it
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| scientific investigation | series of steps that scientists use to investigate problems
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| theory | well tested hypothesis supported by a great deal of evidence
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