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Conclusion |
a decision based on observations analysis of data and expirement |
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Life Science |
the study of living things and how they interact with things around them |
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scientific method |
1. state problem/question 2. propose explanation ( hypothesis) 3.collect evidnece/conduct expirement4.analyze data 5. draw conclusion(repeate expiremnt if necessary |
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pellagra |
a disease caused by lack of vitemens, gives a bad rash, and causes insanity |
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analyze |
to examine, closely study, and evaluate in oreder to better understand data |
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ethics |
the study of right and wrong in people's behavior/conduct |
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inference |
logical conclusion based on factual knowledge or evidence |
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observation |
the viewing and recording of data |
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trade-offs |
the exchange of one thing in return for another, giving up one benifit or advantage for another regard that is more disirable, an exchange that occurs as a compromise |
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evidence |
the available facts, data, and/or observations which support a theory or conclusion |
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deficiency |
a lack or shortage of something |
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clinical trial |
test doen by volunteers to determine is a product such as medicine should be made available to the public |
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experiment |
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation |
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informed consent |
a form signed by volunteers in a clinical trail that states they have been told(informed) about the risks and that they agree(consent) to participate in te trail |
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control |
a standard of comparason for checking or varifying the result of an expirement |
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placebo |
a inactive substance or preperation used as a control in an expirement or test to determine the effectivness of a medical drug |
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FDA |
Food and Drug Administration. The agency that is responsible for determining if a food or drug is safe and effective enough to be sold to the public. |
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