GCSE Science

AQA Science: Glossary - Evidence

Data which has been shown to be valid.

e.g. Ethna wants to find out the average length of feet in her Maths class. She has each of them measure the length of their feet and record it in a spreadsheet. She separately measures their feet herself as a check and records her result alongside their own.

  1. Explain why Ethna measures their feet as well.

Accuracy
Calibration
Data
Errors*
Evidence
Fair test
Hypothesis
Interval
Precision
Prediction
Range
Repeatable
Reproducible
Resolution
Sketch Graph
True Value
Uncertainty
Validity
Valid Conclusion
Variables*
* These terms have a number of related items.

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