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Hint	First Letter	Answer	% Correct
The variable that is changed or manipulated in a series of experiments, and whose value is not dependent on that of another.	I	{Independent} variable	94%
A collection of facts.	D	Data	89%
A variable whose value depends on that of another.	D	{Dependent} variable	89%
A reasoned, sensible, knowledge-informed explanation for why some phenomenon exists or occurs.	H	Hypothesis	89%
A factor that changes or that can be changed in an experiment.	V	Variable	89%
The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.	O	Observation	83%
A summary of the results of an experiment and a judgment stating whether the data collected during the experiment do or do not support the hypothesis. Also states the significance of the study and identifies future research.	C	Conclusion	78%
A study  of  the  data collected during an experiment,   looking  for  patterns,  errors  and  meaning.	A	Analysis	72%
A hypothesis that assumes the independent variable does not have an effect on the dependent variable in a scientific experiment.	N	{Null} hypothesis	72%
The noting and recording of dat based on numbers and values.	Q	{Quantitative} observation	72%
A research method where non-numerical characteristics or qualities of a phenomenon are noted and recorded.	Q	{Qualitative} observation	67%
An interrogative identifying the problem to be solved, supplemented with an explanation of its purpose and the goal to be served.	Q	Question	67%
A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions, testing them empirically, and developing theories that match known data from repeatable physical experimentation.	S	{Scientific} method	67%
A type of experiment in which information which may influence the participants of the experiment is withheld until after the experiment is complete.	B	{Blinded} experiment	61%
The tendency to interpret new evidence as corroboration of one's existing beliefs or theories.	C	{Confirmation} bias	56%
The theoretical mean value of a numerical experiment over many repetitions of the experiment; a measure of central tendency.	E	{Expected} value	56%
A conclusion or judgment based on data.	I	Inference	56%
An experiment with more than one possible outcome.	R	{Random} experiment	56%
One of a fixed number of repetitions of a test within an experiment.	T	Trial	56%
Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and/or columns named.	D	Data table	33%
The original notes of observations made during an experiment; also, the precise method for carrying out or reproducing a given experiment.	P	Protocol	22%
A form of scientific experiment used to control factors not under direct experimental control.	R	{Randomized controlled} trial	17%
The set of all possible outcomes of an experiment.	S	Sample space	17%
A statement about the nature of a population, often stated in terms of a population parameter.	S	{Statistical} hypothesis	17%
An experiment whose outcome may be predicted with certainty beforehand.	D	{Deterministic} experiment	11%

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