What is the difference between oberservations infernces and predictions?

Answer 1

An inference is a conclusion based on information given.

A prediction is an educated guess of what will happen next without any knowledge of the actual results.

Example: An experiment is designed to test if hot water will dissolve more salt than cold water.

PREDICTION: 'Hot water will dissolve more salt than cold water'. (This is what you PREDICT before the experiment is done.)

INFERENCE: 'Hot water dissolved more salt than cold water because.......'. (This is what you INFER after the experiment is done).

Answer 2

We routinely use the term 'hypothesis' when we mean 'prediction'. A hypothesis is an assumption about the nature of something. It's based on facts or experimentation. A prediction is a guess about an outcome.

Example:

Problem (engineering): Battery operated car does not go fast enough.

Engineering goal: Make car go faster.

Hypothesis: Electricity is more powerful than batteries.

Prediction (with methods): Powering car with electricity will make it go faster.

Answer 3

Observations are direct facts or data collected through the senses. Inferences are conclusions drawn from observations based on reasoning or interpretation. Predictions are educated guesses about future outcomes based on observations and inferences.

Answer 4

Observations is watching when predictions are estimating or guessing.

Answer 5

An inference is not a wild guess because if follows a logical flow of thought. Given the same facts, any reasonable person would make a similar conclusion.

Answer 6

You make a prediction before experimentation-you predict what will happen. You make an inference after experimentation-you infer the results.

Answer 7

Inferences help you make a prediction