| A | B |
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| analyzing | Determining whether a set of data supports a hypothesis |
| bias | A feeling, idea, or belief that inclines one to make a choice not based on observation |
| Bible | Revealed, written Holy Word of God |
| classifying | Arranging data so relationships can be seen |
| control group | Group in an experiment that is not exposed to the experimental variable |
| Data | Recorded information from an experiment or survey |
| experiment | A situation or process designed and controlled by a person for the purpose of gaining data about a particular problem, tests a particular hypothesis |
| recorded evidence | Preserved accounts of events or observations made by humans |
| Experimental variable | Factor or condition tested in an experiement |
| historical fact | True statement regarding the existence of something or describing a previous event |
| hypothesis | An educated guess as the solution to a problem |
| observation | Information gathered from the environment by one's senses; the gathering of such information |
| physical evidence | Visible remains of something |
| predict | To make a statement about the expected future outcome of a certain action |
| problem | A question that may be answered by the use of the scientific method |
| science | Man's observation and use of the world; many observations repeatedly made by man about the physical universe |
| scientific method | A logical problem-solving method that involves experimentation or surveying, observation, and choosing an answer |
| survey | Method of collecting data which determines how common or rare particular observations are |
| universal statement | Statement that either excludes everything or includes everything; uses "all" or "none |
| value judgement | Decision regarding the rightness, beauty, worth, or some other unmeasurable characteristic of an object or action |
| verify | To test many times and observe the same result each time |
| experimental group | group that receives the experimental variable |
