How Science Works Flashcards

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What is accuracy?

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How close a measurement is to the true value.

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What is a fair test?

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Where the only thing affecting your dependant variable is your independent variable.

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What is a random error?

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Measurement error due to unpredictable variation from one reading to the next.

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