unit 1 - list one - graphing

Question 1

observation

Answer 1

an act or instance of noticing or perceiving and the acquisition of information from a primary source

Question 2

data

Answer 2

data describes a gathered body of facts.

Question 3

variable

Answer 3

anything that can change and be measured

Question 4

Precision

Answer 4

how close measurements of the same item are to each other

Question 5

Accuracy

Answer 5

how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value

Question 6

Predict

Answer 6

a possible outcome of a scientific test based on logically reasoning about a particular scientific idea

Question 7

Infer

Answer 7

the process of drawing conclusions based on evidence and reasoning

Question 8

Independent variable

Answer 8

a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure

Question 9

Dependent variable

Answer 9

what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment.

Question 10

Bar graph

Answer 10

used to compare the frequency of a category or characteristic with that of another category or characteristic

Question 10

Line graph

Answer 10

visualize trends among dense data sets

Question 11

Pie graph

Answer 11

A circle divided into sectors that represent the percentages of a population or a sample that belongs to different categories

Question 12

Scatterplot

Answer 12

shows the relationship between two quantitative variables measured for the same individuals