Bio 1500 - Lab 5 Quiz (Mizzou-Bush) Questions and Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated 2026 Answers

Bio 1500 - Lab 5 Quiz (Mizzou-Bush)


1. what are the 5 steps of the scientific method?: 1. observation


2. hypothesis
3. experiment
4. analysis
5. repeat

2. interesting and important, cause and effect, data: observation


3. educated guess: hypothesis


4. hypothesis that are easier to disprove: negative hypothesis


5. hypothesis where there is no difference between the two situations: null hypoth-


esis

6. empirical and systematic, try to control variables to disprove hypothesis: ex-


periment

7. unbiased: analysis


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, 8. refers to all possible data points in a set that the researcher is interested in


ex: the entire student body: population


9. a subset of a population, the data points that are observed


ex: the students in a class: sample



10. inclusion or exclusion of data points due to collection techniques that causes


distortion of the data set: sample bias


11. intentional inclusion or exclusion of data to obtain a specific outcome: selection


bias

12. what are some ways to reduce bias?: -increasing sample size


-selecting random samples
-revising collection techniques

13. -central location of data


-most common type of average
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