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| Scientific method | common procedures used by scientists to gather information used in problem solving and experimentation |
| Control Group | The part of the experiment in which all conditions are kept constant |
| Experimental group | In an experiment the group whose conditions are being changed |
| Hypothesis | Testable explanation of a question or problem |
| Trend | Description of the behavior of a variable or the relationship between two variables |
| Conclusion | A final statement summing up the results of an experiment, it should refer to the hypothesis |
| Manipulated Variable | Factor in an experiment the scientist purposely changes |
| Responding Variable | Factor in an experiment that the scientist wants to observe, which may change as a result of other variables being changed |
| Qualitative data | Descriptions from observations that do not contain numbers |
| Quantitative data | Observations from an experiment containing numerical measurements |
| Inference | The interpretation of an observation based on prior knowledge |
| Prediction | An inference about future events based on current evidence, past experience or knowledge |
| accuracy | how close a measurement is to the actual value |
| precision | how close measurements are to one another |
| theory | explanation of a set of observations about the natural world |
