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SCIENCE is…
the science
concerned with
relationships
between matter,
energy, and its
transformations.
There is no such thing as
absolu te ce rtai nty
of a scientific claim.
The validity of a scientific conclusion is always limited by:
• the experiment
design, equipment, etc...
• the experimenter
human error, interpretation, etc...
Scientific Theory
an experimentally confirmed explanation
for a natural event
Scientific Hypothesis
an educated guess (experimentally untested)
developed in France in 1795
a.k.a. “SI” - International System of Units
Precision
single measurement - exactness, definiteness
group of measurements - agreement, closeness together
Accuracy
closeness to the accepted value
accepted - observed
% error = accepted x 100%
Example of the differences between precision and
accuracy for a set of measurements: