scientific process

Question 1

accuracy

Answer 1

how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value

Question 2

chi-square

Answer 2

test to determine association between 2 or more variables

Question 3

control

Answer 3

element that remains unchanged by other variables

Question 4

constant

Answer 4

factor that does not change during the experiment

Question 5

deductive reasoning

Answer 5

logical thinking that uses general principle or law to forecast specific results

Question 6

dependent variable

Answer 6

depends on other variables, whats being measured

Question 7

graph

Answer 7

organized way to show data

Question 8

hypothesis

Answer 8

an idea that proposes a tentative explanation of a phenomenon observed in the natural world

Question 9

independent variable

Answer 9

does not change by the variable being. measured

Question 10

inductive reasoning

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logical reasoning that uses related observations to arive at a general conclusion

Question 11

mean

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sum of all values in data set divided by the number of values

Question 12

median

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middle value of numbers arranged in ascending order

Question 13

model

Answer 13

no n human species that is studied to understand biological phenomenon

Question 14

observation

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perceiving information from a primary source

Question 15

precision

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how close measurements of the same item are to each other

Question 16

prediction

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says what will happen in an experiment if the hypothesis is correct

Question 17

rate

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the rate or speed a variable changes at

Question 18

scientific method

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the process in which observations are questioned, hypothesis are created and tested, and the results are analyzed

Question 19

table

Answer 19

a method of organizing numerical information

Question 20

trend

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directional change within a variable

Question 21

variable

Answer 21

any characteristic which varies from individual to individual