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| Quantitative Data | data that involves numbers or measurement usually in the form of a chart or graph |
| Qualitative Data | anecdotal or descriptive data that does NOT involve numbers or measurement |
| Dependent Variable | the variable being observed that changes in response to the independent variable (responding variable) |
| Independent Variable | a variable that you purposely manipulate (manipulated variable) |
| Constant | variables that are not changed |
| Controlled Experiment- | an experiment in which all variables except the ONE being tested are identical in order to make the experiment fair & the results reliable |
| Variable | any factor in an experiment that could affect the results & is therefore tested separately |
| Law | a basic scientific theory that is no longer tested & is generally accepted as true (Newton’s Law of Gravity) |
| Theory | an explanation of a large body of information, experimental and inferential, and serves as an overarching framework for numerous concepts. It is subject to change as new evidence becomes available |
| Conclusion | to close or bring to an end; to accept or reject a hypothesis in an experiment |
| Data | recorded observations or measurements |
| Hypothesis | a tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts & that can be tested by further investigation |
| Observation | the act of observing (touch, taste, smell, feel, see, etc.) |
| Inference | a quick conclusion that attempts to explain an observation |
| Prediction | to forecast; to guess the outcome of a situation beforehand |
| Analysis | to separate or break apart into smaller sections for study |
| Formulate | to devise or develop, as a method |
| Distinguish | to mark off as different; to recognize as distinct or different; recognize the individual features or characteristics of |
