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| what is being tested by the scientist; the difference between groups; the "cause" of a change |
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| the "effect" caused by the independent variable; what is observed and measured |
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| factors that are not allowed to change; controlled by the scientist; allow for a fair test |
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| another name for the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
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| another name for the DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
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| another name for CONTROLLED VARIABLES |
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| factors that can change during an experimental investigation |
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| experimental investigation |
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| an investigation that involves the manipulation and control of variables |
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| descriptive investigation |
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| investigations based on observations |
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| s an educated guess about the relationship between the independent and dependent variable |
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| to carefully explore all of the properties or characteristics of an object or phenomenon |
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| deductions based on observations; interpretations of observations |
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| an investigation in which you change only one factor (variable) and keep all other conditions the same |
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| hard to measure, count, or describe using numbers; describes the characteristics (or qualities) of something |
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| quantitative observations |
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| can be expressed in numbers; can be counted or measured |
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| observations and measurements made during scientific investigations |
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| show comparisons of data with discreet categories |
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| for continuous data; shows changes; shows relationships between two variables or sets of data |
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