Variables
What are independent variables?
An independent variable is the variable you manipulate, control, or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects.
What is a sampling technique?
Sampling is a technique of selecting individual members or a subset of the population to make statistical inferences from them and estimate the characteristics of the whole population.
What is crowd sourcing?
Crowdsourcing involves a large group of dispersed participants
What is N?
This is the estimate of the population size?
What does D stand for?
Diversity
What are dependent variables?
Dependent variables depend on other variables.
what are quadrats?
Inexpensive but if land is too small or large than the results may be skewed.
What is computer modeling?
The use of computers to simulate and study complex systems using mathematics, physics and computer science
What is n1?
The number of individuals captured.
What does n stand for
the number of individuals of each species present
if someone was studying the effects of tooth-brushing on the incidence of caries. What is the independent variable?
Tooth brushing
What are pitfall traps?
Collects a lot of information but can be harmful to animals.
What are satellite sensors?
Images of Earth collected by imaging satellites operated by governments and businesses around
What is n2?
Number of individuals marked than recaptured.
What does N stand for
the number of total individuals from all the samples
What is the dependent variable? if someone was studying the effects of pollution on asthma
Atshma
What are sweep nets?
These depend of weather conditions?
What is radio tracking?
What is m2?
The number of marked individuals that are recaptured.
What does E stand for
The sum of the total
What is the independent and dependent variable? How long you sleep affects your test scores.
How long you sleep (independent variable) affects your test score (dependent variable
What is a beating tray?
These result quickly they are not the best for small animals though.
What are geospatial systems?
What is the equation?
N = n1 x n2 / m2
What is the simpson index formula
D=1-(E(n/N)^2)