experimental design vocab

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quantitative

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measured or counted

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qualitative

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characteristics or features

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mass

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the amount of matter that makes up an object

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volume

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the amount of space an object takes up

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weight

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the measure of the force of gravity on an object

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time

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how long it takes for things to happen

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line graph

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a graph used to show changes over tme

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bar graph

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a graph that shows data/quantities

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pie chart

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graph that represents data in a circle

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scatterplot

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graph that shows the relationship between 2 variables in a data set

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independent variable

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stays the same

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dependent variable

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what changes as a result of the i.v

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manipulate

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to control or change something

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control

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element that remains unaffected

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constant

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the part that doesn’t change during the experiment

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hypothesis

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an educated guess about what will happen in your experiment

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variable

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any factor

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procedure

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a series of steps to follow

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precision

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to be precise how close measurements are together but have the same item

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accuracy

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the quality of being true

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scientific method

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process of establishing facts through experiments

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evidence

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anything used to prove something

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theory

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an idea that is intended to explain facts

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bias

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believing that your opinion is better than others

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claim

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a statement that expresses your opinion

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trial

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testing

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observation

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something you have learned by seeing

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empirical evidence

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information gathered through observation and documentation of certain behavioral patterns in an experiment

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Data

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a gathered body of facts about something

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model

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something that represents something in the real world

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analogy

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comparison between 2 things that show how they are similar

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prototype

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a model used as a measurement

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predict

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what you expect will happen/guess

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infer

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drawing conclusions based on evidence

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responding

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behavior as a result of a stimulous

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sample size

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number of observations in an experiment

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validity

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how well a scientific test actually measures what its supposed to

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trends in data

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describes the general change of a variable

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anamolies in data

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points that are relatively distant from other points

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variability

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formation of individuals differing in genetics

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percent

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number of ratio that is out of 100

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rate

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speed at which number of organisms in a population increase

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ratio

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distribution pattern of physical characteristics of offspring