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Test Hypothesis vocabulary

Inquiry

The search of information

Data

Is recorded observations, qualitative and quantitative

Inductive Reasoning

A type of logic resulting in conclusiosn

Hypothesis

is the explanation based on observation and assumption

Expirement

Is a test carried out under controlled conditions

Deductive reasoning

Logic from general to specific

Controlled expirement

To compare to the experimental group

Independant variable

The variable manipulated by researchers

Dependant variable

The variable being measured/affected by the independant

Theory

Is broader than hypothesis, like the theory of evolution has many components.