General

Question 1

What is the quality of evidence referred to as?

Answer 1

Reliability

Question 2

What makes evidence reliable?

Answer 2

If it is:

• Repeatable
• Reproducible

Question 3

What does reliable mean?

Answer 3

That evidence can be trusted, based on how repeatable and reproducible it is.

Question 4

What does repeatable mean?

Answer 4

Whether the results of an experiment can be achieved again by repeating the same experiment in the same way.

Question 5

When describing the idea that evidence is trustworthy and good, what is an appropriate word to use?

Answer 5

Reliable

Question 6

What does valid mean?

Answer 6

That evidence is both reliable and answers the original question.

Question 7

What is an appropriate word to use when describing evidence that:

a) Is trustworthy
b) Is trustworthy and answers the original question

Answer 7

a) Reliable

b) Valid

Question 8

What is an appropriate word to use when describing evidence that:

a) Is trustworthy
b) Is trustworthy and answers the original question

Answer 8

a) Reliable

b) Valid

Question 9

What is the resolution of an instrument?

Answer 9

The smallest change it can detect.