1. Based on inferences. 2. More generalized. 3. Answers "why" questions
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Does spinach make dogs grow larger? A scientist gets 6 poodles the same age and treats them the same except every day 3 dogs eat 10 ounces of dog food plus 4 ounces of spinach and 3 dogs eat 10 ounces of dog food. What is the dependent var?
size of dogs
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trap
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fairy
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What stays the same in an experiment?
Control Variable
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What is the main characteristic of qualitative data?
Descriptions
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Does spinach make dogs grow larger? A scientist gets 6 poodles the same age and treats them the same except every day 3 dogs eat 10 ounces of dog food plus 4 ounces of spinach and 3 dogs eat 10 ounces of dog food. What is independent var?
Spinach
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Does spinach make dogs grow larger? A scientist gets 6 poodles the same age and treats them the same except every day 3 dogs eat 10 ounces of dog food plus 4 ounces of spinach and 3 dogs eat 10 ounces of dog food. What is the control var?
type of dog, dog food. treated exactly the same except spinach,
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What is changed (on purpose) in an experiment?
Independent Variable
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What is the main characteristic of quantitative data?
Numbers
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something a person holds to be true - may not be scientifically proven
belief
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Name one way in which scientific laws and scientific theories are similar?
Both are based on evidence. OR Both can change with new evidence
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Name one characteristic of a scientific law.
1. based on observations. 2. more descriptive. 3. Holds for specific conditions. 4. Answers "what" questions