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 |  Hypothesis (isl. tilgáta)  | Is a prediction about the relationship between a limited set of phenomena, as explained by a particular theory |
 |  Data  | Typically "raw numbers" -- only contain low-level semantics |
-|  Information  | Processed and prepared data |
+|  Information  | Processed and prepared data. //Data with a purpose.// |
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 ====The Scientific Method: Theories====
 |  A scientific theory ties up loose ends  | A good scientific theory shows how data connects.   |
-|  A scientific theory predicts  |  A good scientific theory can be used to predict known and unknown results.   |
+|  A scientific theory predicts  | A good scientific theory can be used to predict known and unknown results.   |
 |  A scientific theory predicts new things  | A good scientific theory enables us to know about the unknown; the more detailed the theory (in some sense "better") the more detailed its predictions.   |
-|  A scientific theory can produce new hypotheses  |  A good scientific theory helps us do more experiments by being a source of hypothesis creation   |
+|  A scientific theory can produce new hypotheses  | A good scientific theory helps us do more experiments by being a source of hypothesis creation   |
 |  A scientific theory "tells a story"  | A good scientific theory explains how data relates   |
 |  A scientific theory gives us the big picture | A good scientific theory relates together in a coherent way some part of the world -- the bigger the part, the better the theory.   |
-|  A scientific theory explains  |  The more completely and the more simply it explains things, the better the theory is   |
+|  A scientific theory explains  | The more completely and the more simply it explains things, the better the theory is   |
-|  Occam's Razor  |  A good scientific theory cannot be simplified; it is the shortest and most accurate explanation of a phenomenon. Einstein said: A theory should be as simple as possible, but not simpler.   |
+|  Occam's Razor  | A good scientific theory cannot be simplified; it is the shortest and most accurate explanation of a phenomenon. Einstein said: A theory should be as simple as possible, but not simpler.   |