1.3 study guide Flashcards
to ace this test :bicep:
What is a claim?
A claim is a response to the research question.
What is a hypothesis?
A guess of what will happen in the data that is a response a to the claim.
What is a control group?
A control group is a group that is left completely untouched.
Why is it important to have a control group when experimenting?
It’s important to have a control group so you can see what effect your claim is making on the data.
What’s the control group for finding out what medication works best on a headache?
A group that will not be taking any medication.
What is the control group if you’re trying to figure out if acid rain has an effect on plant growth?
A group that won’t recieve any form of acid rain.
What does quantitative mean in data?
Quanititative data will always have some sort of number.
What does qualitative mean in data?
Qualitative data will have something to do with how it looks.
What is an error graph?
An error graph shows the data, along with the standard deviation.
What does it mean if the standard deviations overlap?
It means that the data is close, and won’t need to be looked at further.
What does it mean if the standard deviations touch slightly?
it means that the data is somewhat close, and probably won’t need to be looked at closely.
What does it mean if the standard deviation is not touching, and far apart?
It means the data is not close, and needs to be looked at further.
