Bio vocab 2

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+# Week 1 Vocabulary - Aidan Sharpe
+
+## Independent Variable
+The independent variable in an experiment is variable being manipulated by the experimenter.
+
+## Dependent Variable
+The dependent variable in an experiment is the variable being measured by the experimenter.
+
+## Standardized Variable
+Standardized variables in an experiment are the variables that are held constant.
+
+## Control Group
+The baseline (default case) for the independent variable.
+
+## Experimental Group
+The set of all tests where the independent variable is changed.
+
+## Hypothesis
+An educated prediction about how changing the independent variable will affect the dependent variable.
+
+## Qualitative
+Measurements or observations that are strictly descriptive or categorical in nature and do not include numerical information.  
+
+## Quantitative
+Measurements or observations that include numerical information.
+
+## Inference
+Using trends to make predictions.
+
+## Observation
+Any measurement qualitative or quantitative in nature.