Scentific method Flashcards
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What is a hypothesis
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An educated guess; supposition established by reasoning after consideration of available evidence; it can be tested by obtaining more data, often by experimentation
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What is an observation
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Initial step in a scientific method that often involves the recording of data from an experiment or natural event
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What is a inductive reasoning
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When a person uses creative thinking to combine isolated facts into a cohesive whole
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What is an experiment
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A test of a hypothesis that examines the influence of a single variable. Often involves both control and test groups
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What is deductive reasoning
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The use of general principles to predict specific outcomes. Often uses “if…then” statements
