| A | B |
|---|
| hypothesis | educated guess |
| theory | experimentally proved principle used for explaining & making predictions about a subject |
| law | statement or equation that reliably predicts events |
| experiment | quantitative test under controlled conditions |
| control | untreated group in an experiment |
| experimental | treated group in an experiment |
| data | information derived from experimental activities |
| quantitative | data derived in numerical format |
| qualitative | data given in descriptive format |
| subjective | information relating to one's personal perspective |
| objective | information based on observable and measurable data |
| conclusion | judgment resulting from analysis of data |
| inference | reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence |
| opinion | personal belief or judgment |
| valid | well grounded in logic or truth |
| invalid | not based on logic or truth |
| universal | A general or widely held principle, concept, or notion |
