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| Controlled Variable | a factor or condition in a scientific experiment that is purposefully kept the same |
| Empirical Evidence | evidence based on observations or experiments rather than ideas |
| Hypothesis | a statement that can be tested scientifically through experiments and/or other scientific investigations. |
| Law | A scientific principle based on many observations of naturally occurring events that demonstrate it to be without exception under certain stated conditions |
| Model | a replica or description designed to show the workings or structure of an object or system |
| Outcome Variable (Dependent/Responding) | a factor, usually being measured or observed, that responds to, or depends on, another factor (test variable) |
| Repetition | Making multiple sets of measurements or observations in a scientific investigation |
| Replication | the reproduction of a scientific investigation by another person to ensure accuracy |
| Test Variable (Independent/Manipulated) | the variable manipulated by the experimenter in order to study changes in the outcome variable |
| Variable | any factor that changes in an experiment, observation, or model |
| Data | information gathered by observations or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning |
| Observation | the process of obtaining information by using the senses |
| Theory | an explanation for some naturally occurring event developed from extensive observations, experimentation, and reasoning |
