Unit 1 Vocabulary

Information that cannot be counted, measured or easily expressed using numbers is called ___.

• Quantitative Data

• Description

• Qualitative Data

• Definition

Data that can either be counted or compared on a numeric scale is called ___.

• Quantitative Data

• Qualitative Data

• Descriptions

• Definitions

An act or instance of regarding attentively or watching using the 5 senses is called ___.

• Examination

• Sight

• Observation

• Inferring

____ is to deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

• Observation

• Inferring

• Examination

• Predicting

___ is to estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.

• Inferring

• Predicting

• Guess

• Theory

___ allow the experimenter to minimize the effects of factors other than the one being tested.

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control

• Experiment

A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation is called a ___.

• Prediction

• Hypothesis

• Theory

• Guess

___ a form of problem-solving and questioning that helps people come to a greater understanding of observable phenomena.

• Hypothesis

• Guess

• Scientific Inquiry

• Criteria

___ is a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.

• Hypothesis

• Theory

• Criteria

• Guess

A limitation or restriction is called ___.

• Constraint

• Control

• Variable

• Group