Scientific Method Vocabulary

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an educated guess or prediction based on observations

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

What you change; adjusted by the experimenter

what you measure; changes in response to the change that you made

things that remain the same in every setup of an experiment

standard for comparison; variable that is not changed; the 'normal' situation

something that you can change in a lab

_______ is a fake treatment that can sometimes improve a patient's condition simply because the person expects that it will be helpful.