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30 Cards in this Set
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information gathered by using the senses
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observation
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information gathered during an experiment
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data
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procedure used to test a hypothesis
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experiment
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a testable explanation for an observation; often an "if, then" statement
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hypothesis
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logical statement about what will happen
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prediction
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group that does not receive the experimental treatment
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control
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the factor of interest in an experiment
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variable (independent variable)
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the measured factor in an experiment
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dependent variable
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the tendency to not believe everything you are told
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skepticism
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the williness to accept that your hypothesis is disproved by several repeated experiments
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intellectual honesty
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reliable associations between two or more events.
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correlations
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another word for average
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mean
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collection and classification of data, usually in the form of numbers
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statistics
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relative arrangement of the members of a statistical population (shape of the graph)
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distribution
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the shape of a normal distribution
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bell-shaped curve
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a group of similar things that a scientist is interested in learning about
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statistical popultaion
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the chance something will happen
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probability
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a group of individuals, objects or events selected to represent a larger population
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sample or sample group
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the probability of an unwanted outcome
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risk
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representations of objects OR systems
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models
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a verbal or graphical explaination for how a system works or is organized.
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conceptual model
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three dimensional model you can touch, should look like what it is
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physical model
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the most common types of this model are maps or charts
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graphical model
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one or more equations representing a system or process; very good for representing things with more than one variable.
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mathematical model
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principles or standards which are considered important
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values
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a special type of conceptual model that provides a step-like process for making decisions
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decision-making model
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what is beautiful or pleasing
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aesthetics
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deals with the gain or loss of money or jobs
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economics
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putting value on understanding the natural world
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scientific value
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putting value on maintaining human communities and their traditions
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social value
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