Pathetic Fallacy Chapter 2 Answers
Name: Do Dinh Trung [Trung] Date: August 27th 2013 Title: Chapter 2 Note
SECTION 1
Experimental Method
Science usually begin with observation => a piece of information gathered by using our senses
To extend their senses, science often use tools such as ruler, microscopes … etc
Hypothesis => a testable idea or explanation that lead to a investigation
Prediction => Logical statement about wat will happen if the hypothesis is correct
Observation => Question
Hypothesis => Answer
It is important that a hypothesis can be disproved, everytime a hypothesis is disproved it automatically eliminates a possibile explanation, thus allow a scientist to zero in on the best explanation
Experiment => a procedure designed to test a hypothesis (should be …show more content…
Statistic => collection of data in number form
Statistics are used to summarize, characterize, analyze, and compare data
It is also used to describe statistical populations => a group of similar thing that scientists interested in learning about Eg: If I was interested in making generalizations of dogs, the set of all dogs in the past, present and even the future is the statistical population
Mean => Average
Distribution => relative arragement of the members of a statistical population
In a normal distribution, the data are grouped symmetrically around the mean
Probability => chance that something will happen Eg: the probability of tossing a head is ½
Sample => a group of subjects selected to present a population Eg: 10 in 25 students are told to use medicine before studying to check whether they could show better results in learning => sample size is 10
Scientists always try to make a large enough sample size to give an accurate estimate for the whole population
Statistic in Everyday Life
Risk => probability of unwanted outcome Eg: the risk of getting a head when you want a tail is ½
The most important risk we are facing is the risk of
SECTION 1
Experimental Method
Science usually begin with observation => a piece of information gathered by using our senses
To extend their senses, science often use tools such as ruler, microscopes … etc
Hypothesis => a testable idea or explanation that lead to a investigation
Prediction => Logical statement about wat will happen if the hypothesis is correct
Observation => Question
Hypothesis => Answer
It is important that a hypothesis can be disproved, everytime a hypothesis is disproved it automatically eliminates a possibile explanation, thus allow a scientist to zero in on the best explanation
Experiment => a procedure designed to test a hypothesis (should be …show more content…
Statistic => collection of data in number form
Statistics are used to summarize, characterize, analyze, and compare data
It is also used to describe statistical populations => a group of similar thing that scientists interested in learning about Eg: If I was interested in making generalizations of dogs, the set of all dogs in the past, present and even the future is the statistical population
Mean => Average
Distribution => relative arragement of the members of a statistical population
In a normal distribution, the data are grouped symmetrically around the mean
Probability => chance that something will happen Eg: the probability of tossing a head is ½
Sample => a group of subjects selected to present a population Eg: 10 in 25 students are told to use medicine before studying to check whether they could show better results in learning => sample size is 10
Scientists always try to make a large enough sample size to give an accurate estimate for the whole population
Statistic in Everyday Life
Risk => probability of unwanted outcome Eg: the risk of getting a head when you want a tail is ½
The most important risk we are facing is the risk of