| Term | Definition |
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| conclusion | A decision based on observations and analysis of data in an experiment |
| Life Science | The study of Living things and how they interact with things around them. (Traditional) |
| Scientific Method | State the problem or question. Propose an explanation, also known as a hypothesis. Collect evidence (conduct an experiment). Analyze data. Draw conclusions and, if necessary, revise and repeat the experiment |
| Pellagra | A disease that caused rashes and mental insanity in individuals who were lacking a specific B-vitamin in their diet. Dr. Goldberger discovered that people who ate primarily corn were getting the disease. |
| Analyze | To examine, closely study, and evaluate in order to better understand data. |
| Ethics | The study of right and wrong in people’s behavior/conduct |
| Inference | Logical conclusions based on factual knowledge or evidence. ("Seeing the smoke rising behind the homes but not actually seeing the fire, she inferred the homes were ablaze.") |
| Observation | The viewing and recording of data. |
| Trade-off | An exchange of one thing in return for another, giving up one benefit or advantage for another regarded as more desirable; an exchange that occurs as a compromise; ("I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine".)Evidence The available facts, data, and/or observations which support a theory or conclusion. The Answer is NOT plural |
| Deficiency | A lack of something. (“Pellagra patients had a vitamin deficiency, meaning they did not have enough vitamin-B3 in their diet.”) |
| Clinical Trials | Tests done by volunteers to determine if a products such as medicines should be made available to the public. |
| Experiment | The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation. |
| Informed Consent | The volunteers in a clinical trial sign this form that states that they have been told (informed) about the risks and that they agree (consent) to participate in the trial. |
| Control | A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. |
| Control Group | In an experiment or trial, a group that does not receive the new treatment and is used as a standard of comparison in a control experiment. |
| Placebo | An inactive substance or preparation used as a control in an experiment or test to determine the effectiveness of a medicinal drug; (placebos are used when testing on people in an attempt to make the results more objective and control opinions and feelings) |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration. The agency that is responsible for determining of a food or drug is safe and effective enough to be sold to the public. |
| Variable | Subject to change; a quantity able to assume different numerical values; in an experiment, it is the value that is changed or controlled in order to isolate and identify what is causing the observed effect. |
| Nervous System | Includes you brain, spinal cord, and nerves. This system receives information from the outside and inside word and directs the way in which your body will respond to the information. |
| Touch Receptors | The nerve endings that detect pressure on your skin |
| Hypothesis | An explanation for an observation or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation. |
| Sample Size | The number of items in a sample; in general, a larger sample size yields better statistical information than a smaller sample size; large sample size can decrease the effect of random variation and make trends and predictions more accurate. |
| Quantitative Data | Data represented as numerical figures that can be expressed in numerical terms, counted, or compared on a scale; for example, the number of 911 calls received in a month. |
| Qualitative Data | Information that is difficult to measure, count, or express in numerical terms; used in research involving detailed, verbal descriptions of characteristics, cases, and settings; typically uses observation, interviewing, and document review to collect dat |
| Range | A set of values. (“The normal pulse range of adult is 60-80 beats per minute”) |
| NIH | National Institute of Health is an organization that provides money for science research. |
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i know about ms kim and her tests. you know josh? he has ms.kim, thats how i know. he claims its even 2 weeks tho. lol!
