1 - Nature Of Science

Question 1

What are the 7 steps of the scientific method?

Answer 1

1 - Observation
2 - Form a research question
3 - Form a hypothesis
4 - Perform an experiment
5 - Analyse results
6 - Form a conclusion
7 - Communicate findings or retest

Question 2

What are the 3 types of variables?

Answer 2

1) Independent - the variable you change
2) Dependent - the variable you measure/record
3) Control - the variables that are kept constant

Question 3

Primary vs Secondary data?

Answer 3

Primary data is collected by the user, e.g. conducting an interview

Secondary data is collected by someone other than the user, e.g. finding information on the internet

Question 4

Quantitative vs. Qualitative data?

Answer 4

Quantitative data is numerical data that can be recorded usingg numbers, e.g. the yield of a crop

Qualitative data is data that can be recorded using words, e.g. the colour of leaves

Question 5

Precision vs. Accurracy?

Answer 5

Precision means that each piece of recorded data is close together.

Accuracy means that each piece of recorded data is close to the true value.