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This is what it is called when one presents data to support their position or point of view.
spinning the data
fudging the data
falsifying the data
twisting the data
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What step of the scientific method follows the step of creating and conducting the experiment?
problem
hypothesis
data analysis
conclusion
3
A series of steps that scientists use as a guide for solving a problem or answering a question
conclusion
experimental design
scientific method
data
4
Plant A grew to be 3 centimeters tall and plant B grew to be 8 centimeters tall.
Qualitative Data
Quantitative Data
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The group that acts as a baseline, nothing is done to it.
experimental group
control group
constant
variable group
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How many controls (constants) can you have in an experiment?
one
three
two
as many as you want
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What you are measuring in the experiment.
Controlled Variable
Experimental Variable
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
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A controlled procedure designed to answer a scientific question
experiment
control group
variable
experimental group
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What type of data describes characteristics about your test subject?
Quantitative
Qualitative
Observation
Variable
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A variable that can be affected by changes in the independent variable
variable
dependent variable
constant variable
independent variable
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Plant A grew taller than Plant B.
Quantitative Data
Qualitative Data
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Statement that sums up the result of an experiment & states whether it supports the hypothesis
hypothesis
test
conclusion
procedure
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How many independent variables can you have in an experiment?
two
one
three
as many as you want
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When patients given a false treatment will have a perceived improvement in a medical condition
Sham Effect
False Effect
Placebo Effect
Fake Effect
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A written step-by-step plan for an experiment
instructions
guidelines
procedure
scientific method
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A possible, testable answer to a scientific question
procedure
conclusion
hypothesis
trial
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Factors in an experiment that must remain the same for all test subjects
constants
controls
independent variable
dependent variable
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The factor that a scientist deliberately changes in an experiment
variable
constant variable
independent variable
dependent variable
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What type of data is recorded as numbers or values?
Variable
Observation
Quantitative
Qualitative
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When conducting an experiment, it is better to have
easy trials
more trials
hard trials
less trials
