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Scientific Theories Are of Fundamental Importance in Science

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Scientific theories are of fundamental importance in science. Explain the difference between the term "theory" as employed in science versus "theory" as employed in everyday language.


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Mean Score

The average value obtained by summing all scores or measurements in a dataset and dividing by the number of scores, providing a measure of central tendency.

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive" in statistical testing.

Measurement Error

Refers to the difference between the true value of a measurement and the recorded value due to various factors such as instrument error or human error.

T-tests

Statistical tests used to compare the means of two groups and determine if they are significantly different from each other.

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