Scientific Method and Data Analysis Quiz

What is an educated guess called in the scientific method?

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

• Data

What is a research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process?

• Data

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What are facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations and experiments called?

• Data

• Scatter Plot

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

Which type of data describes color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic?

• Bar Graph

• Scatter Plot

• Quantitative Data

• Qualitative Data

What type of graph uses horizontal or vertical bars to display data?

• Pie Chart

• Line Plot

• Bar Graph

• Scatter Plot

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the arithmetic average of a distribution called?

• Range

• Mode

• Median

• Mean

Which number represents the middle value in a given data set?

• Mean

• Range

• Median

• Mode

What is the value that occurs most frequently in a given data set called?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

What is the difference between the highest and lowest values in a distribution called?

• Range

• Mean

• Mode

• Median

What is a summary based on evidence or facts called?

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Conclusion

• Control Group

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-1