Terms2Learn #0

The part of the experiment that changes as a result of the independent variable: the DATA you collect

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• control

• constants

The act of looking at something in order to gain information

• observations

• hypothesis

• trials

• control

The part of the experiment where you decide what will happen or make a prediction; stated as an if...then statement

• hypothesis

• constant

• problem

• quantitiative

Information that can be measured with numbers

• quantitative

• qualitative

The parts of the experiment that stay the same

• constants

• control

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence

• inference

• observations

• problem

Information about how something looks; cannot be measured with numbers

• qualitative

• quantitative

The part of the experiment that does not receive the independent variable, what you compare to

• control

• constants

The part of the experiment I change

• independent variable

• dependent variable

Question you are trying to answer using an experiment

• problem

• conclusion

• inference