WWU1 Scientific Investigation Terms

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Abstract

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A brief overview of the investigation

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Bar Graph

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A type of graph used for descriptive data that comes from research questions asking about variables that will be counted

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Conclusion

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Summarizes the important parts of your experiment and discusses what the data, patterns, and relationships mean

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Constants

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All variables that are not changed (Sometimes called "Controlled Variables")

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Control Group

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Part of the experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison (Sometimes called "The Control")

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Data

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Factual information gathered and organized for analysis

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Data Analysis

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Making sense of observations and data collected during an experiment by looking at patterns and relationships between the independent variable and the dependent variable

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Data Table

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Chart that organizes data into rows and columns (This is not a graph)

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Dependent Variable

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The response to the independent variable that can be observed (qualitative) and measured (quantitative). Sometimes called the "Responding Variable"

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Hypothesis

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A prediction of how the independent variable will affect the dependent variable