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| A statement that is accepted or believed to be true without evidence. |
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| A graph of data in which the independent variable is categorical, rather than continuous. |
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| Variables that have only certain discrete values. |
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| A variable that can have any value between two limits; exhibiting a spectrum of values from one extreme to another. |
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| Group in an experiment in which the independent variable is categorical, rather than continuous. |
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| Information (measurements, observations, experimental results) |
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| The variable in a functional relationship that varies as a result of changes in the independent variable; the responding variable in an experiment. |
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| A test of the accuracy of the procedural faults. |
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| Inaccuracy due to procedural faults. |
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| Estimating a value outside the range of measured data. |
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| A graph of the frequency distribution of a set of data. |
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| A causal explanation of natural phenomenon. |
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| The variable in a functional relationship that is believed to be the cause of changes in other variables; the manipulated variable in an experiment. |
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| A statement that is accepted or believed to be true on the basis of evidence. |
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| Estimating a value within the range of measured data. |
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| A graph of a functional relationship between two data sets. |
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| The average value in a sample. |
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| A statement of an outcome or result made in advance of actual knowledge of that outcome or result. |
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| Procedure which uses repeated tests to minimize sampling error. |
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| Inaccuracy due to inadequate sample size. |
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| Group(s) in an experiment in which the independent variable is manipulated. |
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| A factor that varies of changes. |
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