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Science |
The process of using observations and experiments to draw conclusions based on evidence |
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Anecdotal Evidence |
An informal observation that has not been systematically tested |
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Peer Review |
A process in which independent scientific experts read scientific studies before they are published to ensure that the authors have appropriately designed and interpreted the study |
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Hypothesis |
A tentative explanation for a scientific observation or a question |
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Testable |
A hypothesis is testable if it can be supported or rejected by carefully designed experiments or observational studies |
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Falsifiable |
Describes a hypothesis that can be ruled out by data that show that they hypothesis doesn't explain the observation |
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Experiment |
A carefully designed test, the results of which will either support or rule out a hypothesis |
