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data
[noun]
(plural form of datum) A collection of pieces of information, generally taking the form of numbers, text, bits, or facts, that are related either by the method in which they are collected or the manner in which they are stored. For more information, see our module Data Analysis and Interpretation.
Appears in modules:
- An Elegant Experiment to Test the Process of DNA Replication The work of Meselsohn and Stahl
- Animal Ecology Competition, predation, and cooperation
- Atmospheric Chemistry Research that Changed Global Policy The work of Mario Molina
- Atomic Theory II Ions, neutrons, isotopes and quantum theory
- Atomic Theory III Wave-particle duality and the electron
- Biodiversity I Definitions and patterns of diversity
- Blood Biology I Components of blood
- Cellular Organelles I Endosymbiosis and membrane-bound organelles
- Charles Darwin II Natural selection
- Circulation in the Atmosphere Earth's tilt, orbit, rotation, and the redistribution of energy
- Collaborative Research in the Arctic Towards Understanding Climate Change The work of Kevin Arrigo
- Comparison in Scientific Research Uncovering statistically significant relationships
- Craig Lee Ice patch archaeologist
- Creativity in Science How scientists decide what to study
- Data Analysis and Interpretation Revealing and explaining trends
- Defining Energy Forms of energy, conversions, and measuring
- Description in Scientific Research Observations and multiple working hypotheses
- Earth's Atmosphere Composition, temperature, and pressure
- Ellen Ochoa Engineer and astronaut
- Experimentation in Scientific Research Variables and controls in practice
- Exponential Equations I Growth and decay
- France Anne-Dominic Córdova Climbing through astrophysics and science policy
- From Stable Chromosomes to Jumping Genes The work of Barbara McClintock
- Future of Human Evolution Artificial selection and transhumanism
- Inheritance Mendel's experiments and laws
- Introduction to Descriptive Statistics Using mean, median, and standard deviation
- Introduction to Inferential Statistics Describing patterns and relationships in datasets
- Kinetic-Molecular Theory Molecule collisions, the mean free path, and modern KMT
- Linear Equations Relationships with two variables
- Measurement Units, measuring strategies, and error
- Modeling in Scientific Research Simplifying a system to make predictions
- Nuclear Chemistry I Radiation, half-life, and nuclear reactions
- Ocean Currents Mapping and explaining the ocean’s gyres
- Origins of Plate Tectonic Theory From early ideas to mapping the ocean floor
- Peer Review in Scientific Publishing What it is and how it works
- Plate Boundaries Tectonic activity where plates interact
- Properties of Gases The gas laws and the ideal gas equation
- Scientific Controversy Development and resolution of controversies
- Scientific Ethics Ethical standards and their implications
- Scientific Institutions and Societies Types of institutions and their influence
- Scientists and the Scientific Community The experiences that shape scientists
- Statistical Techniques Constructing a confidence interval
- Statistics in Science Origins of descriptive and inferential statistics
- Stoichiometry The proportional nature of chemical reactions
- Substances Pure substances and mixtures
- Taxonomy I What's in a name?
- The Carbon Cycle Geology, biology, and the impact of human activities
- The Founding of Neuroscience The work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Camillo Golgi
- The How and Why of Scientific Meetings How to approach attending a meeting
- The Nature of Scientific Knowledge What is it and why should we trust it?
- The Periodic Table of Elements V Periodicity
- The Phosphorus Cycle Phosphates and fertilizer
- The Piltdown Hoax A lesson on confirmation bias in science
- The Practice of Science An introduction to research methods
- The Process of Science Key concepts in thinking like a scientist
- The Scientific Method Ways to test questions and hypotheses
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
- Tracking Endangered Jaguars across the Border The work of Sergio Avila
- Tracking Human Ancestry The Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA
- Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence Characterizing natural variability and human error
- Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles How to approach reading journal articles
- Using Graphs and Visual Data in Science Reading and interpreting graphs
- Utilizing the Scientific Literature The record of scientific progress
- Water in the Atmosphere The factors that influence evaporation and condensation
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