vocab

Question 1

observation

Answer 1

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

Question 2

hypothesis

Answer 2

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

Question 3

experiment

Answer 3

an empirical procedure that arbitrates competing models or hypotheses

Question 4

data

Answer 4

the study of data to extract meaningful insights for business

Question 5

conclusion

Answer 5

a statement based on experimental measurements and observations

Question 6

theory

Answer 6

a well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can incorporate laws, hypotheses and facts

Question 7

law

Answer 7

the description of a naturally occurring phenomena in the world

Question 8

independent variable

Answer 8

the variable you manipulate, control, or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects

Question 9

dependent variable

Answer 9

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

Question 10

control variable

Answer 10

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

Question 11

control group

Answer 11

the group that does not receive the new treatment being studied

Question 12

experimental group

Answer 12

the group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested