Environmental Science Chapter 2

The group in an experiment that does not receive the experimental treatment.

Select the choice that IS a Scientific Habit of Mind

A ___________ is a logical statement about what will happen if the hypothesis is supported.

In statistics, _________ is a group of individuals or events selected to represent the population.

An _____________ is a procedure designed to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions.

The chance that something will happen.

_________ is the collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers.

__________ are principles or standards we consider important.

A _________ is the relative arrangement of the members of a statistical population.

A factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis.

A piece of information we gather using our senses - our sight, hearing, smell, and touch

The group in an experiment that receives the experimental treatment.

_________ are representations of objects or systems. Physical, Graphical, Conceptual, and Mathematical are examples.

In scientific terms, __________ is the probability of an unwanted outcome.

A __________ is a testable idea or explanation that leads to a scientific investigation.

A conceptual model that provides a systematic process for making decisions.

The information that a scientist gathers during an experiment, which is often in numeric form, is called ______________.

The number obtained by adding the data for a characteristic and dividing this sum by the number of individuals

Select the choice that IS a Scientific Habit of Mind

The linear dependence between two variables. Associations between two or more events.