Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Steps of the Scientific Method
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- Observation
- Question
- Hypothesis
- Prediction based on Hypothesis
- Test the Prediction
- Use results to make new hypothesis
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Controlled Experiment
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A scientific test done under controlled conditions, meaning that just one (or a few) factors are changed at a time, while all others are kept constant.
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Control Group
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The group that does not receive the treatment
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Experimental Group
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The group that does receive the treatment
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Independent Variable
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The factor that is different between the control and experimental groups.
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Dependent Variable
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The response that is measured to see if the treatment had an effect.
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Experimental data (singular:datum)
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Observations made during the exeriment
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Sample size
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the number of individual items tested in an expiriment.
