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14 Cards in this Set
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Observations |
data that are descriptions of qualities |
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Objective Observation |
observation based on a fact |
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subjective observation |
an observation based on an opinion |
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inference |
an explanation that tries to make sense of your observations (they may or may not be true) |
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hypothesis |
an educated guess
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data |
factual information |
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quantitative data |
data with numbers |
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qualitative data |
data consisting of verbal desciptions |
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repeated trials |
experiment done more than once |
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variables |
things or factors that can be assigned or take different values in an experiment |
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independent variables |
variables that are purposely changed or manipulated
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dependent variables |
variable that may change as a result of the independent variable
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control |
a group of subjects in an experiment that can take on different values in it
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contestants |
factors in an experiment that are kept the same and not allowed to change |
