Ch.2 Key Terms Flashcards
1
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observation
A
an act or instance of observing a custom rule or law
2
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hypothesis
A
an assumption or concession made for sake of argument
3
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prediction
A
an act of predicting
4
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experimental group
A
a person or people in a group being tested on as an experiment
5
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control group
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to check or verify by evidence
6
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data
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factual info
7
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correlation
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a relation between phenomena or things
8
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statistics
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a collection of quantitative data
9
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mean
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average value
10
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distribution
A
process of giving out something
11
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probability
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quality or state of being probable
12
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sample
A
single item from a larger group
13
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risk
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someone or something that creates a hazard
14
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model
A
type of design or product
15
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conceptual model
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representation of a system
