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Process of Science
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/11/2011

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Discovery Science
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analysis of large volumes of data to identify new patterns or correlations that lead to hypothesis
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hypothesis-based science
Definition
an educated guess involving writing a hypothesis and drawing conclusions from specific data
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Experimental group
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A group of subjects that are exposed to the variable of a control experiment.
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control group
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A group used as a standard of comparison in a control experiment.
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independent variable
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value being manipulated or changed
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dependent variable
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observed result of the independent variable being manipulated
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controlled variables
Definition
The factors that stay the same in the experiment (temperature)
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