Science and data

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Confounding variable

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A variable that influences both the dependent variable and independent variable, causing a spurious association.

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Ethics

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Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.

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Extrapolation

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The process of estimating beyond the original observation range, based on the trend of the data.

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Hypothesis

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A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, to be tested scientifically.

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Linear

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A relationship or function that can be graphically represented as a straight line.

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Mean

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The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of the values by their count.

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Median

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The middle value in a list of numbers, which divides the data into two halves.

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Mode

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The value that appears most frequently in a data set.

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Non-linear

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A relationship or function that cannot be graphically represented as a straight line.

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Origin

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The point where the axes of a coordinate system intersect, typically where the values are zero.