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| something accepted as true that may or may not acutally true. |
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| a tendency to favor something |
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| the decision made about the outcome of an expierment , usually based on how well the actua; result matches the predicted result. |
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| that a group in an experiment in which everything except the variable to be tested is identical, the standard of comparison in an experiment. |
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| an experiment in which all variables except for the one being tested are exactly the same. |
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| the results of specific trials or tests completed during experiments. |
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| the part of an experiment that is changed to test a hypothesis. |
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| support for the idea that something is true. |
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| a series of trials or tests that are done to support or refute a hypothesis. |
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| a statement that predicts a relationship between cause and effect in a way that can be tested. |
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| Independent (experimental) Variable |
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| a factor that might influence the dependent variable in an experiment. |
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| a conclusion or deduction based on observations. |
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| any information that is collected with any of the senses or scientific tools. |
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| the process by which scientists carefully examine the work of other scientists to look for possible flaws in their experimental design or the interprentation of results. |
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| the intial stage of an experiment that includes finding background information developing a hypothesis and designing an experimental method for testing the hypothesis |
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