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A special type of prediction.
It can be tested.
A hypothesis is a guess about how the independent variable will affect the dependent variable. |
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| Based mainly on observation |
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| International System of Units |
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| Measurement based on the metric system. |
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Used to show trends and relationships.
Used with continuous data. |
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| Used to represent things that happen to quickly, too slowly, are too big, too small, or too unsafe to observe directly |
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| A sample in an experiment that is not treated. |
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Used to show differences or make comparisons.
Used with non-continuous data. |
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| The answer to your questions based on the collected data. |
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| A way or process of investigating what is happening arouns us |
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| Can be made using any of the 5 senses. |
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| The application of science to make things people can use. |
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What is observed and measured by the scientist.
That data that is collected.
May be affected by the independent variable. |
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What is changed or tested by the scientist.
May have an effect on the dependent variable |
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| An educated guess about the future. |
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Also called a constant.
It is a variable that stays the same in an experiment. |
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| Experimental research design |
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| A way to answer questions using a controlled series of planned steps. |
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| The number of time an experiment is done. |
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| The ongoing process of discovery in science; the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence they gather. |
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