Statistics and Models
the collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers
Statistics
a piece of information we gather using our senses
Observation
principles or standards we consider important
values
A _____ or ______ instinct is probability just an unconscious sense of probability
guess or gut
the number obtained by adding up the data for a given characteristic and dividing this sum by the number of individuals
Mean
a testable explanation for an observation
hypothesis
conceptual model that provides a systematic process for making decisions
decision -making model
the relative arrangement of the members of a statistical population
distribution
a logical statement about what will happen if the hypothesis is correct
prediction
_________ have already dissapered from most areas around the state.
warblers
a curved shaped bell indicates a _______ ________.
normal distribution
a procedure designed to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions
experiment
_________ is growing rapidly, and much of the new development is occurring outside the city limits
Pleasentation
the chance that something will happen
probability
factor of interest
varible
______ groups join together to propose that the county buy several hundred acres of land where the birds are known to breed and save that land as a nature preserve.
Several