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11 Cards in this Set
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Bias
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particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific.
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Control
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Variables that remain constant in an experiment.
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Data
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evidence; information gathered from observations.
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Dependent variable
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variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable; also called the responding variable.
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Hypothesis
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possible explanation for a set of observations.
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Independent variable
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variable that is deliberately changed; also called the manipulated variable.
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Safety Symbol
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symbols that appear in laboratory activities to alert you to possible dangers and to remind you to work carefully.
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Sample
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A group selected from a population for observation in a study.
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Scientific experiment
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a test or investigation to provide evidence for or against a hypothesis
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Scientific method
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a series of steps scientists take to acquire, test, and describe the natural world.
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Variable
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is any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types in an experiment.
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