BIO 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Design Of Experiments
4 Sep 2016
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Science - a way of knowing, a method of seeking answers to questions on the basis of observation and experimentation. Anecdotal evidence - type of evidence that may be interesting but is often unreliable, based on informal personal observation (not systematically tested). Peer review - a process in which independent scienti c experts read scienti c studies before they are published to ensure accuracy. Hypothesis - a tentative explanation for a scienti c observation or question. Testable - a hypothesis is testable if it can be supported or rejected by carefully designed experiments or observational studies. Falsi able - describes a hypothesis that can be ruled out by data that shows that the hypothesis does not explain the observation. Experiment - a carefully designed test, the results of which will either support or rule out a hypothesis. Experimental group - the group in an experiment that experiences the experimental intervention or manipulation.
