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science |
A process for producing knowledge methodically and logically |
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scientists strive for______ |
accuracy and reproducibility |
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hypothesis |
a testable explanation |
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scientific theory |
explanation supported by a large number of tests and is considered to be reliable |
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deductive reasoning |
logical reasoning from general to specific |
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inductive reasoning |
reasoning from many specific observations to produce a general rule |
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probability |
a measure of how likely something is to occur |
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natural experiment |
involves observation of events that have already happened |
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manipulative experiment |
some conditions are deliberately altered and all other variables are held constant |
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controlled study |
comparing a treatment group to a control group which hasn't received the treatment |
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blind experiment |
researcher doesn't know which group has been treated until after the experiment |
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double-blind experiment |
neither the subject nor the researcher knows who is in the treatment group |
