Week One: Introduction to the Scientific Method Flashcards

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Testable

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Describes a hypothesis that can be supported or rejected by carefully designed experiments or observational studies

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Falsifiable

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Describes a hypothesis that can be ruled out by data that show the hypothesis does not explain the observation.

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Placebo

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A fake treatment given to control groups to mimic the experience of the experimental groups

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Independent Variable

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The variable, or factor, being deliberately changed in the experimental group relative to the control group

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Dependent Variable

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The measured result of an experiment, analyzed in both the experimental and control groups

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Statistical Significance

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A measure of confidence that the results obtained are “real” and not due to chance

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Randomized Clinical Trial

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A controlled medical experiment in which subjects are randomly chosen to receive either an experimental treatment or a standard treatment (or a placebo)

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Case-Control Study

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A study that compares two groups of people: those with the disease or condition under study (cases) and a very similar group of people who do not have the disease or condition (controls).

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