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Chapter 1 Vocab
Wocabulary Wurd | Definithin |
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variable | something that can change in a test |
hypothesis | what you think will happen during an investigation |
observation | information you get about something by using your senses |
procedures | instructions for task completion |
experiment | testing a hypothesis |
inference | conclusion based on observations |
data | information that allows a conclusion or prediction to be made |
evidence | observations that make you believe something is true |
precision | the ability to make a measurement as close to the actual value as possible |
accuracy | ability to consitently repeat a measurement |
model | an object or idea that represents something else |
survey | (opinion) questions answered by people |
sampling | examining random people for results |
independent variable | a variable that you can change |
dependent variable | the variable that depends on the independent variable |
control group | group that does not get change or variable |
experimental group | group that the variable is tested on |