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