Survey Says
This is the group of individuals selected to participate in a survey, ideally representing a larger population.
Answer: What is a sample?
This major agricultural revolution, beginning in the 18th century in Britain and spreading to the US, saw significant increases in productivity due to new inventions like the seed drill.
Answer: What is the British Agricultural Revolution (or the Agricultural Revolution)?
This city is on the Mississipi river, borders Illinois, and is where 2 of our team members live.
Answer: What is St. Louis?
This bat-and-ball sport is immensely popular in India and involves two teams of 11 players each.
Answer: What is cricket?
This technology uses satellites or drones to capture images of fields, providing farmers with data on crop health and growth.
Answer: What is remote sensing (or aerial imaging)?
A common type of survey question that provides respondents with a set of predefined answers from which to choose.
Answer: What is a multiple-choice question (or closed-ended question)?
The cultivation of this crop in the Indus Valley Civilization dates back thousands of years and remains a vital part of Indian agriculture. (There are 3 correct answers)
Answer: What is wheat or barley (or cotton)?
This is the make of Rose's blue scooter.
Answer: What is Honda.
A quintessential American pastime, this sport features a diamond-shaped infield and teams attempting to score runs by hitting a pitched ball.
Answer: What is baseball?
These automated machines can perform tasks like planting, harvesting, and spraying in fields without direct human control.
Answer: What are agricultural robots (or farm robots)?
This term refers to the percentage of individuals in a sample who complete and return a survey.
Answer: What is the response rate?
Signed into law in 1862, this US Act provided federal land grants to states to establish agricultural and mechanical colleges.
Answer: What is the Morrill Act?
These three team members identify as the Hufflepuff house from Harry Potter.
Answer: Who are Victoria, John, and Joshua?
While not cricket or baseball, this globally popular sport is the most watched and played in India, and also holds a major professional league in the US.
Answer: What is soccer (or football)?
This type of farming focuses on precisely controlling environmental conditions like temperature, humidity, and nutrients to optimize crop production indoors.
Answer: What is vertical farming?
A potential problem in survey design where the wording of a question unintentionally influences the respondent's answer.
Answer: What is bias (or leading question bias)?
Known as the "Father of the Green Revolution" for his work in developing high-yielding wheat varieties, this American agronomist's research had a significant impact on food production in India.
Answer: Who is Norman Borlaug?
These are the names of Joshua's cats and self-proclaimed hellions.
Answer: Who are Luna Bella and Sparky?
The equivalent of a "century" in cricket (scoring 100 runs in a single innings) is often compared to this statistical achievement for a batter in a baseball game, representing a significant offensive milestone.
Answer: What is a grand slam (or hitting for the cycle)?
Software and sensors used to collect and analyze data on soil conditions, weather patterns, and crop yields fall under this umbrella term aimed at optimizing farming practices.
Answer: What is precision agriculture?
This statistical measure indicates the degree to which the results obtained from a sample are likely to reflect the true results in the overall population.
Answer: What is the margin of error (or confidence interval)?
This historical event in the mid-20th century saw significant advancements in agricultural technologies and practices in India, leading to a dramatic increase in food grain production.
Answer: What is the Green Revolution in India?
Globally, Kynetec processes more data points annually than this number.
Answer: What is 10 billion?
Both India and the US have achieved significant success in this global team sport played with a net and a shuttlecock, though it might be more traditionally associated with Asian countries.
Answer: What is badminton?
This biotechnology involves modifying the genetic material of plants to enhance traits like pest resistance or nutritional content.
Answer: What is genetic modification (or GMO)?