Scientific Method CCPS 8

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  1. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  2. conclusion
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  3. control
    a standard against which other conditions can be compared
  4. constant
    a quantity that does not vary
  5. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  6. dependent variable
    a quantity whose value depends on another quantity
  7. direct
    similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
  8. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  9. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  10. graph
    a visual representation of the relations between quantities
  11. hypothesis
    a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
  12. independent variable
    a value that does not depend on changes in other values
  13. inverse
    opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
  14. investigation
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly
  15. law
    a generalization that describes recurring events in nature
  16. model
    create a representation of
  17. observation
    facts learned by watching attentively
  18. prediction
    a statement made about the future
  19. pseudoscientific
    based on theories and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
  20. qualitative
    involving distinguishing attributes
  21. quantitative
    expressible as an amount that can be measured
  22. repetition
    the act of doing or performing again
  23. replication
    the repetition of an experiment to test its validity
  24. scientific method
    a systematic way of investigating to test a hypothesis
  25. theory
    a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the world
  26. variable
    a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
Created on Tue Jul 30 11:12:54 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Jul 30 11:47:04 EDT 2013)

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