Tests done by volunteers to determine if products such as medicines should be made available to the public.
What is a clinical trial?
100
A decision based on observations and analysis of data in an experiment.
What is a conclusion?
100
A group of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment.
What is the Control group?
200
An exchange of one thing in return for another, giving up a lack of something. One benefit or advantage for another regarded as more desirable. An exchange that occurs as a compromise.
What is a trade-off?
200
An explanation based on observed facts or on an idea of how things work.
What is Hypothesis?
200
An inactive substance or preparation used as a control in an experiment or test to determine the effectiveness of a medicinal drug.
What is a placebo?
300
The study of Living things and how they interact with things around them.
What is life science?
300
The available facts, data, and/or observations which support a theory or conclusion.
What is evidence?
300
The agency that is responsible for determining of a food or drug is safe and effective enough to be sold to the public.
What is FDA?
400
The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation.
What is an expriment?
400
An observation is the viewing and recording of data.
What is an observation?
400
The factors that are kept constant and intentionally not changed in an experiment.
What is the controlled variable?
500
A set of values often used to generalize conclusions to a larger group of people. (“The normal pulse range of adult is 60-80 beats per minute”)
What is range?
500
Logical conclusions based on factual knowledge or evidence.
What is an inference?
500
The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment.