Bio vocab quiz week 2

how close a measurement is to the true value of the thing measured

• Law

• Precision

• Error

• Accuracy

Exactness of measurement

• Precision

• Confidence Interval

• Accuracy

• Control group

Expression of the amount of imprecision or variable in the set of measurement

• Law

• Error

• Theory

• Percent Error

A percent of how far off you were from the answer

• Dependent Variable

• Error

• Percent error

• Confidence Interval

Range of value for a set percentage of measurements (precision)

• Accuracy

• Error

• Percent error

• Confidence Interval

Explanation that is consistent with all existing tests and observing

• Theory

• Peer Review

• Law

• Confidence Interval

A Statement explains how the natural world behaves under

certain conditions and for which no excuses can be found

• Interdisciplinary Science

• Theory

• Law

• Accuracy

Evidence from variety of fields support explanation more likely to be accurate

• Error

• Law

• Peer review

• Interdisciplinary Science

review of experimental data from scientists with various fields of specialization

• Theory

• Interdisciplinary Science

• Error

• Peer Review

Manipulatied Variable

• Dependent

• Control Variable

• Control group

• Independent