1.2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Precision
Something being ALMOST exact
Accuracy
Something CLOSE to being exact
Mean
Add all numbers up and divide by the amount of those numbers
Median
Middle number
Range
Subtracting the biggest to the smallest number
Quantitative data
how much/calculations
Qualitative data
information not in numerical form
Mass
Amount of MATTER
Volume
Measurement of SPACE
Standard Deviation
Find the mean. Subtract numbers with the mean to the power of 2. Find the mean again. Divide and square root.
Direct
Both x and y increase
Indirect
one variable increases and other decreases
Constant
change in one variable has no effect on the other
Best fit curved line
curved going up (slowly increasing)
Best fit peak line
peak at the top
Dependent
y axis
independent
x axis
Two steps to writing a Scientific hypothesis
- Come up with a reason to explain an observation
- Write a testable statement