quantitative or qualitative
observation that deals with the numbers or amounts
quanitative
a way of learning the natural world
science
comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about that information
evaluating
personal bias comes from someones what
likes and dislikes
what is a hypothesis
a possible answer to a scientific question; an educated guess
observation deals with the descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers
qualitative
takes place when you explain or interpret the things that you observe
inferring
attitude of doubt
skepticism
cultural bias comes from what
the society in which you grow up
variables are
factors that change in an experiment
the floor looks cracked and old
qualitative
when you use one or more of your senses you are....
observing
rules and feelings that enable people to know right from wrong
ethics
what is the rules and feelings that enable people to know right from wrong
facts, figures, and evidence are known as
data
it looks like there are 15 buttons on the shirt
quanitative
making a statement or a claim about what will happen
predicting
this type of reasoning relies on gathering and evaluating evidence, also known as having proof and being fair
objective reasoning
creating representations of complex objects of processess. this can be a visual representation or a math equation is known as
models
which variable is changed purposely to conduct the experiment
independent variable
do we use observation everyday
yes
grouping together of items that are alike or related in some way
this reasoning occurs when personal feeling have entered into the decision or conclusion
subjective reasoning
which reasoning is a way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying that idea to a specific observation
deductive reasoning
a statement that describes what scientists expects to happen every time under a particular set of conditions is known as...
scientific law