Scientific Method
Exper Setup/
Correlation Studies
Scientific Habits of Mind
Statistics
Models
100
a logical statement about what will happen if the hypothesis is correct
What is a prediction
100
A good experiment should have 2 things. What are they?
What is 1. a single variable or 2. a control
100
Having an open mind is one way scientists approach a ___________
What is problem
100
the probability of an unwanted outcome
What is risk
100
type of model that is a three-dimensional representation
What is a physical model
200
information gathered by using the senses
What is an observation
200
The group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment
What is the control group
200
Don't believe everything you are told
What is skepticism
200
the relative arrangement of the members of a statistical population
What is distribution
200
equation representing how a process works is an example of this type of model
What is mathematical
300
a testable explanation for an observation
What is a hypothesis
300
Scientists use these to compare the outcomes of their experiment with their prediction
What are conclusions
300
By using their _____________, scientists can come up with new and exciting ways to approach a problem.
What is imagination
300
the collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers
What is statistics
300
a verbal or graphical explanation of how a system works is an example of what type of model? ex. flow chart
What is a conceptual model
400
Information that a scientist gathers during an experiment
What is data
400
These type of studies are used when it is unethical or impossible to conduct a controlled experiment
What are correlation studies
400
By being __________to new ideas, we can approach problems in many different ways
What is open
400
The number obtained by adding up the data for a given characteristic and dividing this sum by the # of individuals
What is the mean
400
maps and charts are examples of this type of model
What is a graphical model
500
Procedures used to test a hypothesis
What is an experiment
500
In an experiment, the factor of interest is called the _______?
What is variable
500
Scientists have to be __________ about their results even if they do not show what they want them to
What is honest
500
Scientists use statistics to
What is to characterize, summarize, analyze and compare data
500
This model is especially useful in scientific cases with many variables.
What is a mathematical model
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