Forest Biometrics Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Forest Biometrics Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Forest Biometrics - CORRECT ANSWER - the application of measurement methods to
the solution of biological problems of forest resources


Mensuration - CORRECT ANSWER - the act of measuring; geometry applied to the
computation of lengths, areas, or volumes from given dimensions or angles


Forest Mensuration - CORRECT ANSWER - deals with the determination of the volume
of logs, trees, and stands and with the study of increment and yield


Sampling - CORRECT ANSWER - concerned with the collection of information, whether
it be quantitative or qualitative, from sampling units which possess the characteristic(s) in which
we are interested


Requirements of a "good" sample - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. be a true representation of
the population
2. be of sufficient size
3. have been collected in an unbiased manner


Population - CORRECT ANSWER - the sum total of all sampling units which possess the
desired characteristic (may be finite or infinite in size)


Sample - CORRECT ANSWER - consists of a certain number of individual sampling
units, chosen by a specific method, which not only possess the desired characteristic(s) but which
are also representative of the population


Parameters - CORRECT ANSWER - population conditions that are estimated with
statistics