Alphabetical
Alphabetical list of glossary terms
analysis
[noun]
The careful study of data to look for patterns.
Appears in modules:
- An Elegant Experiment to Test the Process of DNA Replication The work of Meselsohn and Stahl
 - Collaborative Research in the Arctic Towards Understanding Climate Change The work of Kevin Arrigo
 - Creativity in Science How scientists decide what to study
 - Data Analysis and Interpretation Revealing and explaining trends
 - David Ho HIV researcher
 - Defining Minerals Composition and crystal structure
 - Experimentation in Scientific Research Variables and controls in practice
 - Future of Human Evolution Artificial selection and transhumanism
 - Identifying Minerals Characterizing minerals' physical properties
 - Inheritance Mendel's experiments and laws
 - Introduction to Inferential Statistics Describing patterns and relationships in datasets
 - Kinematics Speed in one dimension
 - Lipids Composition, structure, and function
 - Louis Tompkins Wright Surgeon, scientist, civil rights activist
 - Origins of Life II Primeval environments and the origins of RNA
 - Peer Review in Scientific Publishing What it is and how it works
 - Percy Lavon Julian Revolutionizing medical treatment through chemical synthesis
 - Ramari Stewart Whale expert, at the crossroads of science and tradition
 - Respiration Oxygen, gas exchange, and energy release
 - Scientific Controversy Development and resolution of controversies
 - Scientific Ethics Ethical standards and their implications
 - Scientists and the Scientific Community The experiences that shape scientists
 - Statistical Techniques Constructing a confidence interval
 - Statistics in Science Origins of descriptive and inferential statistics
 - The Carbon Cycle Geology, biology, and the impact of human activities
 - The How and Why of Scientific Meetings How to approach attending a meeting
 - The Piltdown Hoax A lesson on confirmation bias in science
 - The Practice of Science An introduction to research methods
 - The Process of Science Key concepts in thinking like a scientist
 - Tracking Endangered Jaguars across the Border The work of Sergio Avila
 - Tracking Human Ancestry The Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA
 - Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence Characterizing natural variability and human error
 - Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles How to approach reading journal articles
 - Unit Conversion Dimensional analysis
 - Using Graphs and Visual Data in Science Reading and interpreting graphs
 - Utilizing the Scientific Literature The record of scientific progress
 
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