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Analyizing |
Evaluating data to reach conclusions about an experiment |
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Classifying |
The process if grouping things based ontheir similarities |
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data |
Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observation |
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empirical evidence |
data and observation collected through scientific prcesses that explain a particular observation |
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inferring |
the process of making an inference, an interpretation based on prior knowledge. |
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objective reasoning |
reasoning that is based on evidence |
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observing |
the process of using one or more of your senses to gather information |
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predicting |
the process of forecasting hwat will happen in the future based on past evidence or experience |
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pseudoscience |
a set of beliefs that make use of science, but whose conclusions and predictions are not based off of observation, objective reasoning, or scientific evidence |
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qualitative observation |
an observation dealing with conclusions that cn not be expressed in numbers |
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quantitative observation |
an observation dealing with numbers |
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science |
A way of learning about the natural world through obeservations and logical reasoning |
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skepticism |
an attitude of doubt |
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subjective reasoning |
reasoning that is based on personal feeling or personal values |
