Across
- 2. error when an instrument gives a non‑zero reading at true zero (8)
- 3. the difference between successive readings (8)
- 9. information collected in an investigation (4)
- 13. the variable you measure (17)
- 14. error the difference between a measured value and the true value (16)
- 17. the variable you change (19)
- 18. how close a measurement is to the true value (8)
- 21. how close repeated measurements are to each other (9)
- 22. variable that are not types such as types or names (9)
- 23. the smallest change a measuring instrument can detect (10)
- 24. conclusion a conclusion supported by valid data and correct analysis (15)
- 25. checking or marking a scale using known standard values (11)
- 26. error that causes results to vary unpredictably around the true value (11)
Down
- 1. when the same person repeats the method and gets the same results (10)
- 4. results that do not fit the pattern (9)
- 5. whether the method answers the question (8)
- 6. a proposed explanation based on observations (9)
- 7. error causing a consistent shift from the true value caused by equipment or method (15)
- 8. data shown to be valid (8)
- 10. the interval within which the true value is expected to lie (10)
- 11. test only the independent variable affects the dependent variable (8)
- 12. variable that can take any numerical value (10)
- 15. when different people or equipment get the same results (12)
- 16. the maximum and minimum values of variables (5)
- 19. a statement of what will happen based on a hypothesis (10)
- 20. variables kept constant to ensure a fair test (7)