Bias examples
"Don’t you think chocolate is the best ice cream flavor?"
Leading question
A question asked in a way that makes someone more likely to give a certain answer.
Leading Question
It is not changed or modified directly.
Dependant Variable
Is it important to have both accuracy and precision
Yes
Can a theory become a law?
No
If you only ask 3 students what their favorite book is, that’s not enough to know what the whole class likes.
Small sample size
When you choose people or data in a way that isn’t fair or random, which can mess up your results.
Non-random Testing
These are factors in an experiment that do not change.
Constant
Can data be precise but not acurate?
Yes
The ______ of Evolution
Theory
If you ask only kids from one city what their favorite sport is, you can’t say it’s the favorite sport for all kids everywhere.
Location Bias
When you ask too few people or collect too little data, so your results might not show the full picture.
Small sample size
It is changed by the person running the experiment to see how it affects the dependent variable.
Independant
If all the data is the same on every test.
Acurate and presice
Newton’s ____ of Gravity
Law
If you only ask your best friends what lunch is the best at school, that’s not a fair test for everyone’s opinion.
Non-Random Testing
When people only look for information that agrees with what they already believe and ignore anything that doesn’t.
Comformation Bias
In a study examining the effect of different amounts of fertilizer on plant growth, the amount of fertilizer is the __________ variable.
independent
If all the data points are off by +3 the data is what?
Precise but not acurate
A statement that describes what always happens under certain conditions.
Law
If you think cats are better than dogs, you might only pay attention to videos or facts that say cats are smarter.
This is Confirmation Bias
When results are unfair because they only come from one place or area.
Location Bias
In a study about plant growth, the height of the plant is the ________ variable.
Dependent
If all the date is off by 10% in any direction.
Not acurate or precise
An explanation of why something happens, based on evidence and observations.
Theory