Across
- 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.
Down
- 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.