quiz 3

What makes a good scientist?

All of the above

A verbal or graphical representation of a system or phenomena is known as a:

Conceptual Model

What are the correct steps in the decision-making model?

Gather information, consider values, explore consequences, make a decision

The process of collecting and classifying data into numbers is referred to as:

Statistics

The sample which receives the experimental treatment is the

control group

The information collected from an experiment often in numeric form is the

data

The way members of a statistical group are arranged in relation to each other is a(n

distribution

The testing of a hypothesis under controlled conditions is a(n)

experiment

Representations of systems or objects such as charts and maps are

graphical models

One or more equations used to represent many common situations are

mathematical models

The ______________ provides a single measure for a certain population, also called the average.

mean

The act of gathering data through our senses, such as smell, sight, touch, and hearing is a(n)

observation

The likelihood of something occurring is

probability

The process of collecting and classifying data into numbers is referred to as

statistics

The variable in an experiment is also called

the factor of interest