observing, inferring and classifying

Question 1

perceptions that use our senses: sight (eyes), taste (tongue), smell (nose), hearing (ears), and touch (skin).

Answer 1

Qualitative observations

Question 2

it is made with instruments such as meter sticks, rulers, weighing scales, cylinders, etc.; which allows us to give more specific information.

Answer 2

Quantitive observations

Question 3

are based on the direct evidence gathered about an object

Answer 3

observation

Question 4

when we interpret or explain what we have observed

Answer 4

inference

Question 5

way of imposing order in which we group them based on their similarities, difference, and interrelationships

Answer 5

classifying

Question 6

the simplest method of classification; the object is placed into rank order based on the particular common property

Answer 6

serial ordering

Question 7

A set of objects is simply divided into two subsets on the basis of whether each object has or does not have a particular property.

Answer 7

Binary classification system

Question 8

we perform binary classification on a set of objects again and again so that a hierarchy of sets and subsets is established.

Answer 8

multi-stage classification