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| Hypothesis | an explanation based on observed facts or an idea of how things work |
| Inference | conclusions based on observations |
| Ethics | decisions and opinions that decide whether or not something is “right” |
| Trade-Off | giving up one thing in favor of another |
| Observation | using one of your five senses to make a statement about a living or non-living thing. |
| Evidence | proof |
| Simulation | is an experience that is meant to mimic, or be like, another experience. |
| Clinical Trial | experiment done before releasing medicine to public (pharmacy or store shelves) |
| Control | the part of the experiment that does not change |
| Placebo | given to make you think you are getting something, but really don’t (“fake” medicine) |
| Sample Size | The number of people in the clinical trial |
| Scientific method | A way to solve problems scientifically. |
| Effective | How well something works. |
| Informed consent | A form that people who are participating in a clinical trial sign to state that they understand all of the risks of being in the clinical trial. |
| Placebo effect | When the people in the control group report an improvement, even though they are not receiving the real treatment. |
