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 is watching when predictions are estimating or guessing.

Answer 4

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 5

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

Answer 6

Inferences help you make a prediction