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Tools of Environmental Science #scientificmethod #toolsofenvironmentalscience
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_____ is the association between two or more events
Distribution
Correlation
Probability
Variable
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A ___ is a group of individuals or events selected to represent the population.
population
distribution
sample
model
3
___ are representations of objects or systems
Models
Variables
Values
Data
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A ____ is a verbal or graphical explanation of how a system works or is organized
Physical model
Mathematical model
Conceptual model
Graphical model
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In an experiment, the __ is being tested on the experimental group but not on the control group
Variable
Hypothesis
Data
Experiment
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A ___ is a testable idea or explanation that leads to a scientific investigation
Prediction
Correlation
Value
Hypothesis
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Maps and charts are examples of this type of model.
Graphical model
Physical model
Conceptual model
Mathematical model
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A flow chart is an example of which kind of model?
Graphical model
Physical model
Conceptual model
Mathematical model
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A ____ model is one or more equations that represents the way a system or process works
Physical
Mathematical
Conceptual
Graphical
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A ____ is the relative arrangement of the members of a statistical population
Model
Distribution
Values
Data
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The ___ is the part of the experiment that does not receive the experimental treatment.
Control group
Experimental group
Correlation
Data
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_________ is the collection and classification of data that are in forms of numbers.
probability
Distribution
Model
Statistics
13
Which step of the scientific method involves making an observation?
analyze
research
hypothesis
purpose
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Risk is the ________ of a negative outcome.
Probability
Statistic
Sample
Event
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A ____ is a factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis
Variables
Values
Models
Data
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____indicates a normal distribution where the data is grouped symmetrically around the mean
Conceptual model
Physical model
Bell Shaped Curve
Decision making model
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The chance that something will happen is called
distribution
probability
Sample
risk
18
What is a good example of how we use statistics in everyday life?
Assessing risk
All of these
News
Weather
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A logical statement about what will happen if the hypothesis is correct is called a ____
Values
Prediction
Model
Conclusion
20
Principles or standards that we consider to be important are called
Statistics
Data
Correlation
Values
21
Watson and Crick’s model of DNA is an example of what kind of model?
Graphical model
Mathematical model
Conceptual model
Physical model
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This step of the scientific method involves scientists putting data into graphs/tables
Communicating results
Repeating experiments
Hypothesizing and predicting
Organizing and analyzing data
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____ is the information gathered in experiments that is often organized in numbers
Statistics
Values
Data
Distribution
