Post on 03-Jan-2016
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Observation/Data• What is an observation?
• Collecting data to help solve a problem using your 5 senses
• What is an inference?
• A conclusion formed from observations that attempts to make sense of the information (sometimes an opinion or guess)
• What is a qualitative observation?• A sensory collection of information: What does
it feel like? What does it sound like? Shape, size, color, state of matter, texture, odor, taste, position
• What is a quantitative observation?
• An observation that involves numbers: amount, mass, volume, density, length, width, height, weight