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18 Cards in this Set
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What are three requirements of experiments done under the scientific method?
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-must be testable, falsifiable, and repeatable
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What two processes does scientific inquiry occur through?
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-discovery science and hypothesis testing
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Is discovery science descriptive or experimental?
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-descriptive
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Is hypothesis testing descriptive or experimental?
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-experimental
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Both discovery science and experimental science involve collecting data. What types of data are used, and how are they defined?
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-quantitative- measured
-qualitative- observed |
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Does discovery science use inductive or deductive reasoning?
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-inductive
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Does hypothesis testing use inductive or deductive reasoning?
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-deductive
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What is inductive reasoning?
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-a generalization used to describe something after many observations (specific -> general)
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What is deductive reasoning?
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-"if...then" (general idea leads to a specific test)
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What are the steps of the scientific method?
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-Observation/question
-Hypothesis -Experiment -Analysis -Conclusion |
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A hypothesis is always a ___________.
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-statement
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_____ _____ cannot be tested in the scientific method.
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-Past events
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What is a theory in science?
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-an idea that has been tested extensively and still has not produced evidence to reject it.
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Why does a correlation not mean causation?
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-It can't eliminate all alternative hypotheses
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What is necessary to perform a sound experiment and get "good data?"
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-Sample size
-Random assignment of treatments -Controlled factors -Method of measurement -Experimenter bias -Statistics |
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Why are statistics useful in science?
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-used to extrapolate information from an experiment to an entire population
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SUMMARY CARD:
-Science uses both ___ and ___ methods of inquiry. -The scientific method can only test things that are ___ and cannot test things that are _______. |
-discovery and experimental
-manipulatable; not in the past |
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SUMMARY CARD:
-Appropriate use of _____ and good ____ _____ are essential to corroborate a hypothesis. |
-statistics; experimental design
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