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Scientific Method Vocabulary - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 52 times
- The average score is 14 of 25
Answer Stats
| Hint | First Letter | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| A collection of facts. | D | Data | 95%
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| A reasoned, sensible, knowledge-informed explanation for why some phenomenon exists or occurs. | H | Hypothesis | 85%
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| A factor that changes or that can be changed in an experiment. | V | Variable | 85%
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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. | I | {Independent} variable | 83%
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| A variable whose value depends on that of another. | D | {Dependent} variable | 80%
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| The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting. | O | Observation | 80%
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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. | C | Conclusion | 76%
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| A hypothesis that assumes the independent variable does not have an effect on the dependent variable in a scientific experiment. | N | {Null} hypothesis | 73%
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| A study of the data collected during an experiment, looking for patterns, errors and meaning. | A | Analysis | 71%
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| A research method where non-numerical characteristics or qualities of a phenomenon are noted and recorded. | Q | {Qualitative} observation | 71%
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| The noting and recording of data based on numbers and values. | Q | {Quantitative} observation | 71%
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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. | Q | Question | 66%
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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. | S | {Scientific} method | 63%
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| The tendency to interpret new evidence as corroboration of one's existing beliefs or theories. | C | {Confirmation} bias | 59%
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| A conclusion or judgment based on data. | I | Inference | 59%
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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. | B | {Blinded} experiment | 54%
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| One of a fixed number of repetitions of a test within an experiment. | T | Trial | 46%
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| An experiment with more than one possible outcome. | R | {Random} experiment | 44%
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| The theoretical mean value of a numerical experiment over many repetitions of the experiment; a measure of central tendency. | E | {Expected} value | 39%
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| Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and/or columns named. | D | Data table | 34%
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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. | P | Protocol | 15%
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| A form of scientific experiment used to control factors not under direct experimental control. | R | {Randomized controlled} trial | 12%
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| A statement about the nature of a population, often stated in terms of a population parameter. | S | {Statistical} hypothesis | 12%
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| The set of all possible outcomes of an experiment. | S | Sample space | 10%
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| An experiment whose outcome may be predicted with certainty beforehand. | D | {Deterministic} experiment | 5%
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