| A | B |
|---|
| Observation | first step of the scientific method |
| Inference | Assumption based on past experience |
| Hypothesis | educated guess |
| Prediction | statement which predicts the outcome of a situation |
| control | set-up requireing all conditions are normal |
| variable | set in which one condition is changed |
| quantitative | type of data collected using numbers |
| qualitative | type of data collected using descriptive properties |
| dependent | the variable which changes |
| independent | the variables which are held constant in all set ups |
