Statistics for Science Vocabulary #1

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Grouping together items that are alike in some way.	classifying	67%
Facts figures and other evidence collected in a scientific investigation.	Data	67%
Means using one or more of your senses to gather information.	observing	67%
Involves evaluating observations and data to reach a conclusion about them.	analyzing	33%
When you explain or interpret things you observe.	inferring	33%
Making a statement or a claim on what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.	predicting	33%
A set of beliefs that may make use of science.	pseudoscience	33%
Deals with numbers or amounts.	quantitative obseration	33%
A way of learning about the natural world.	science	33%
An attitude of having doubt (keeps scientists from accepting faulty ideas).	skepticism	33%