TERM 1
Variable
DEFINITION 1
A property or characteristic of an entity that relates to a
measured value (ie. temperature)Independent Variable-
Variables that varied by, and under the control of the
experimenter (manipulating variables) (Ie. watering a
plant)Dependent Variable- Variables which respond to
experimental manipulation
TERM 2
Data Value
DEFINITION 2
Measurement of a variable that rela tes to an observation (ie.
oC)
Data are values of qualitative or quan titative variables,
belonging to a set of items. Data in co mputing (or data
processing) are represented in a stru cture, often tabular
(represented by rows and columns), a tree (a set of nodes with
parent-children relationship) or a grap h structure (a set of
interconnected nodes).
TERM 3
Constant
DEFINITION 3
Characteristic of an entity that attains the same value for all
observations (ie. freezing point)
TERM 4
Data Set
DEFINITION 4
Collection of variables that pertain to 1 variable phenominon
TERM 5
Process
DEFINITION 5
Patterns around us governed by natural/ human processes
