| A | B |
|---|
| Qualtative Experiment | Involves observation |
| Quantiative Experiment | Involves measurement |
| Mean | the average total /n |
| Mode | the number that appears most often |
| Median | the middle number in a data set when the number are arranged in increasing order. |
| Hypothesis | A testable idea based off of an observation or knowledge. |
| Theory | An accepted explanation of natural phenomena. |
| Independent Variable | The variable that is determined by the researcher. |
| Dependent Variable | The variable that is measured by the researcher. |
| Control | a test sample under "normal conditions" |
| Inductive Reasoning | A large number of specific observations to form a general conclusion. |
| Deductive Reasoning | Breaking down a general observation to a specific conclusion |
| Range | The difference between the highest and lowest value in a data set. |
| A scientist gives a drug to 9 people and a sugar pill to the tenth person. The person getting the sugar pill would be | the control |
| A student measures the growth of pea plants every hour. The growth of the pea plant would be the ___ variable. | dependent variable |
