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Qualitative data
Data that doesn’t involve quantity (numbers)
Quantitative data
Data that involves quantity (numbers)
Significant figures
Digits of a number that have a meaning and contribute to the number’s precision
Accuracy
How close a measured or calculated value is to the true value
Anomaly
Result that doesn’t fit in the expected trend or pattern
Precision
Closeness of agreement between measured valued obtained by repeated measurements
Electron micrograph
Photograph of an image seen using an electron microscope
Magnification
The number of times larger an image appears, compared with the size of the object
Organelles
Small structures within cells, each of which has a specific function
Photomicrograph
Photograph of an image seen using an optical microscope
Resolution
Clarity of an image; the higher the resolution, the clearer the image