20 science-related terms

1. A type of personal or financial interest that might cause an author to be biased.
3. Capable of being proven wrong or tested by an experiment.
6. Evidence based on personal accounts or isolated stories rather than systemic data.
8. A type of review where independent experts evaluate a study before it is published.
13. A preconceived opinion or preference that prevents objective consideration of an issue.
15. Not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; unbiased.
17. A factor or condition that can be changed, controlled, or measured in an experiment.
18. The general direction, pattern, or shift revealed by data over time.
20. A visual representation showing the relationship between different datasets.

2. Information derived from or verifiable by direct observation or experimentation.
4. An assertion or statement made in media that something is a scientific fact.
5. The origin, creator, or publisher of communicated information.
7. The quality of being trusted, believable, and scientifically convincing.
9. The underlying intent or motive behind a piece of communication.
10. An agreed-upon rule or standard method used in scientific communication.
11. To prove the truth or accuracy of a scientific claim by cross-referencing.
12. A standard system or unit of measurement used globally by scientists.
14. The small number written below a chemical symbol like the two in water.
16. Specialized technical words used by scientists that can sometimes confuse consumers.
19. Facts, figures, and quantitative evidence collected together for analysis.