Scientific Method - Terms and Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biology | The Study of living things (organisms) |
| Control | Standard for comparison |
| Data | Measurements or observations or information gathered from an experiment |
| Double blind | [Technique in which] neither the tester nor the person being tested knows which is the real pill and which is the placebo |
| Hypothesis | Educated guess based on observation |
| Placebo | Control used in drug testing |
| Principle or Law | A proven theory |
| Replicate(s) | Make a duplicate(s) of an experiment or procedure |
| Theory | A proven hypothesis |