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Scientific method and quantitative biology flashcards

35 cards drawn from the 4 lessons on scientific method and quantitative biology: 27 definitions, 4 check-yourself questions and 4 spot-the-error cards. Rate each answer to set when the card appears again.

Unit B00 · Scientific method and quantitative biology lessons · all 980 cards · Anki deck and printable cards for this unit

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Define cards carry a term on the front and its definition on the back. Check cards carry a question with a short written answer, one per lesson; write the answer out before turning the card over. Spot the error cards carry an inaccurate statement on the front for you to correct.

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• Independent variableDEFINE
• Dependent variableDEFINE
• Control variableDEFINE
• Control experimentDEFINE
• Confounding variableDEFINE
• RandomisationDEFINE
• CorrelationDEFINE
• CausationDEFINE
• ValidDEFINE
• AccurateDEFINE
• PreciseDEFINE
• RepeatableDEFINE
• ReproducibleDEFINE
• Resolution (of an instrument)DEFINE
• HazardDEFINE
• RiskDEFINE
• SentienceDEFINE
• The 3RsDEFINE
• A control is the tube you leave the interesting thing out of, and every experiment has oneSPOT THE ERROR
• Variables and controls: what an experiment can show: check questionCHECK
• Significant figuresDEFINE
• Leading zerosDEFINE
• Trailing zeros after a decimal pointDEFINE
• You give your answer to the same number of decimal places as the numbers in the questionSPOT THE ERROR
• Handling data: units, scales, rates and uncertainty: check questionCHECK
• MeanDEFINE
• MedianDEFINE
• ModeDEFINE
• Null hypothesisDEFINE
• Significance levelDEFINE
• Degrees of freedomDEFINE
• If the error bars on two means do not overlap, the difference between them is significantSPOT THE ERROR
• Averages, spread and the null hypothesis: check questionCHECK
• If the calculated value is below the critical value, the test has shown there is no differenceSPOT THE ERROR
• Choosing, carrying out and concluding a statistical test: check questionCHECK

The lessons these cards come from

• Variables and controls: what an experiment can show
• Handling data: units, scales, rates and uncertainty
• Averages, spread and the null hypothesis
• Choosing, carrying out and concluding a statistical test

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