Vocab biology Flashcards
(45 cards)
What does infer mean
To predict/ drawing conclusion about evidence
What does control mean
an element that would stay unchanged
What does precision mean
measurements close to each other
What does correlation mean
relation of variables described
What does ratio mean
quantitative relation between 2 thing
What does volume mean
space that is occupied by a substance
What does weight mean
Force on a body by gravity/ how heavy it is
what does mass mean
measurement of the amount of matter
What does rate mean
change of a variable in time
What does bar graph mean
data that compares in groups
What does predict mean
outcome that might happen based on logic
what does constant mean
a factor that does not change/ same result
what does accuracy mean
a measurement that is close to the true value
what does bias mean
method of collecting information
what does claim mean
true answer of something or experiment
what does evidence mean
the information that supports the claim
what does theory mean
a thought out explanation or hypotheses
what does sample size mean
number of things in a study or experiment
what does scatter plot mean
possible relationships between variables
what does line graph mean
a display of information change
what does quantity mean
measure of quantity or putting value
what does qualitative mean
using senses to observe data/ describing data
what does data mean
a group of facts
what does testable mean
something that could be tested on
