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Theory

Published on Dec 22, 2015

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Theory

  • Explains a phenomena supported by many observations
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Inference

  • Combining what you know with what you have learned and forming a logical conclusion.
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Scientific Method

  • Identify the problem
  • Make observations
  • Make a hypothesis
  • Collect data
  • accept or reject hypothesis
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Hypothesis

  • Testable explanation of a situation
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serendipity

  • occurrence of accidental or unexpected but fortunate results
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Control Group

  • The group in an experiment or study that does not receive treatment by the researchers and is then used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.
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Experimental Group

  • The group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested which one variable is tested at a time. The experimental group is controlled to a control group, which does not receive the test variable.
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Independent Variable

  • The variable that is changed or controlled by the experimental ( x-axis )
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Dependent Variable

  • The variable that changes as a result of the independent variable ( y-axis )
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Constant-Control Variable

  • Things that are the same
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