Chapter 1 Definitions

Question 1

What is a hypothesis?

Answer 1

A theory or speculation that can be tested.

Question 2

What is a null hypothesis?

Answer 2

A specific type of hypothesis that states there is no statistical significance between two variables.

Question 3

Theory

Answer 3

A tested and confirmed explanation for observations or phenomena.

Question 4

Inductive reasoning

Answer 4

A form of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion.

Question 5

Deductive reasoning

Answer 5

Type of logic used in hypothesis - based science.

Question 6

Falsifiable

Answer 6

Experimental results can disprove it.

Question 7

Control

Answer 7

Contains every feature of the experimental group except it is not given the manipulation that the researcher hypothesizes.

Question 8

Variable

Answer 8

Is any part of the experiment that can vary or change during the experiment.

Question 9

Basic science

Answer 9

Seeks to expand knowledge regardless of the short-term application of that knowledge.

Question 10

Applied science

Answer 10

Aims to use science to solve real-world problems,making it possible, for example, to improve a crop yield, find a cure for a particular disease, or save animals threatened by a natural disaster.The problem is usually defined for the researcher.