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| Observation | The process of gathering information about events or or processes in a careful, orderly way. |
| Data | The information collected by observations. |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for a set of observations. |
| Controlled Experiment | An experiment where one variable is changed and all others are kept the same. |
| Variable | A factor that is expected to change. |
| Independent Variable | The variable that the scientist chooses to change. |
| Dependent Variable | The variable that changes as a result of the independent variable. |
| Conclusion | A decision reached using data collected during an experiment. |
| Theory | A widely accepted explanatory idea that is broad in scope and supported by a large body of evidence. |
| Independent variable in the mythbusters experiment | The factor changed by the scientist (manipulated variable) |
| Dependent variable in the mythbusters experiment | The factor which changes as a reaction to the independent variable (responding variable). |
| Control Group | A group of "things" studied in an experiment that don't get special treatment but are kept the same so one can compare! |
| Experimental Group | A group of "things" or subjects studied in an experiment for which we change one condition and compare the outcome with the control group. |
| Bias | Personal preference |
