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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
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gravity, everything that goes up must come down
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deductive reasoning
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reasoning, form a particular set of facts to a general rule
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inductive reasoning
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look up the problem
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Research
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The process scientists use to determine what the data shows; data is organized into charts, groups and tables to better visualize the information
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analyze data
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what to do... to find out what is known about a problem?
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ask a scientific question
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to gather organized information on a topic and/or item
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collect data
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Scientists decide whether their data supports or refutes their hypothesis or prediction
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draw conclusions
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is basically data measured on a numerical scale or counted
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quantitative data
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a group of subjects who are exposed to the variable under study
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experimental group
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they test the validity of the results
constants temperature volume of bacteria amt. of bacteria on plates |
controlled variables
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a group in a scientific experiment where the factor is being tested
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control group
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experiment to test hypothesis
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design
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possible solution to a problem (explanation)
-connects cause with effect |
hypothesis
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chlorine concentration
independents variable |
cause
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there is an inverse relationship between chlorine concentration and the growth of e-coli populations
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growth of e-coli populations
dependent variable |
effect
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is there a correlation between chlorine concentration + e-coli population growth?
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Q:
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a variable whose variation does not depend on that of another
chlorine treatment testing |
independent variable
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a variable whose value depends on that of another
growth of e-coli measuring |
dependent variable
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information that describes something
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qualitative data
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determine the next logical step for your work
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step 9
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