The Begining Flashcards
Quantitative analysis
A test performed on a substance or mixture to find out the amounts and proportions of its chemical components
Hypothesis
A statement that explains a set of facts and can be tested to determine if it is false is inaccurate
Procedure
A series of actions conducted In a certain order or manor
dependent variable
A mathematics a variable whose value is determined by the value of some other variable for example the function y=x+5 y is the dependent variable because its value is determined by the value of x
Independent variable
A variable whose value determines the value of other variables. For example in the fiction y= x-4, x is the independent variable because it’s value determines the value of Y
Constant
A quantity that is unknown but assumed to have a fixed value in a specific mathematical content
Inference
A prediction based on fact or opinions
Conclusion
A result or outcome
Observation
The act of perceiving and recording something with instruments