Observations & Inferences

Using any of your 5 senses to describe the world around you.

• Observation

• Inference

• Prediction

• Logical Theory

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What is an inference? 

• Just a random guess
• A prediction or logical conclusions about our observations
• The same as an observation
• deciding if an observation is qualitative or quantitative

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Which of these is an observation?

• The dog is 4 years old.

• The dog is wearing a hat.

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Choose 2 inferences about this picture.

• Today is the dog's birthday.

• There is a candle on the cake.

• The dog has a tag on the collar.

• The dog will eat the cake.

The boy is not going to school today

• observation
• inference

The least amount of students like red juice

• observation
• inference

The boy has a green blanket

• observation
• inference

Which of the following statements is an inference of the graph?

• Tom had $60 in his account in January
• More money was in the account in July than October
• Tom worked extra hours to earn more money between April and July
• The amount of money increased from January to July

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Observations that contain numbers, like measurements, are ____________ observations.

• quantitiative
• qualitative
• operational
• scientific

Observations that use adjectives to describe something, like the color or texture of an object, are ________________ observations.

• quantitative
• qualitative
• operational
• scientific