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Evaluation:
Discussion of any errors or improvements that can be made in your experiment.
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Uncertainty:
Degree of confidence you have in you measures and conclusion
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Controlled Variable:
Those variables in your experiment that do not change (keep the same).
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Range:
The spread of measures between the highest and lowest recordings.
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Mean:
The calculated average of a set of data.
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Standard Deviation:
The amount of variation of measures with respect to the "mean"
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Independent Variable:
The only variable that you change in an experiment.
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Normal Distribution:
A bell curve with 68%of measures falling within 1 standard deviation of the mean.
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Hypothesis:
an "If....Then" statement about your independent and dependent variables in your experiment. What you think will happen.
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Citation:
A reference attributing work to the original author.
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Raw Data:
The measures that you observe and record in your experiment.
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Conclusion:
Statement that interprets your results relative to your hypothesis.
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Correlation:
Related or associated with an observation, but not the cause of the change.
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Casual Repetition:
Circumstances or actions that produce a predicted or measurable change.
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Error Bars:
Show the inaccuracy of your measures on a graph.
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Processed Data:
Data that has been analyzed by calculating the man, standard deviation and graphing.
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Dependent Variable:
The variable that you measure in your experiment.
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