Scientific Method Vocab Quiz

Define: Falsifiable

• Can be proven incorrect

• Testable with an experiment

• Provable beyond a reasonable doubt

• Hypothesis is incorrect

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Define hypothesis

• A hypothesis is a random guess
• A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested

• A hypothesis is a proven fact
• A hypothesis is a prediction

Define observation

• Descriptions of something you can see, smell, touch, taste, hear

• Observation is the act of smelling something
• A guess about an object or outcome

• Observation is the process of tasting food

Define inference

• Inference is the process of guessing without any evidence
• Inference is the process of making random assumptions
• Inference is the process of ignoring reasoning and evidence
• A guess about an object or outcome based on your observations

Define experimental group

• The experimental group is the group that does not receive any treatment
• The experimental group is the group in an experiment that receives the treatment or intervention being studied.
• The control group is another name for the experimental group
• The experimental group is the group that analyzes the results of the experiment

Define control group

• A control group is a group that receives a placebo treatment.
• A control group is a group that does not receive the treatment being tested and serves a basis for comparison

• A control group is a group that receives the treatment being tested.
• A control group is a group that is excluded from the study entirely.

Define constants

• Variables with no assigned values
• Variables that are only used once
• Variables that change frequently
• Variables that do not change throughout the experiment

Define qualitative data

• Qualitative data is non-numeric information that describes qualities or characteristics.
• Qualitative data is numerical information that describes quantities.
• Qualitative data is data that can be easily quantified.

Define quantitative data

• Information that is not numerical
• Qualitative data expressed using numbers
• Numerical data that can be measured and expressed using numbers.
• Data that cannot be measured

Define precision

• Precision is the number of decimal places in a number
• Precision is the measure of how large a number is
• Precision is the amount of error in a calculation
• Precision the degree of exactness in a measurement.