BIO 181 ASU ACTUAL EXAM 1 TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
what are the three components of a scientific argument
1. claim 2. evidence 3. reasoning
What is quantitative data?
Numerical information that can be measured and has a unit of measurement.
What are the two types of quantitative data?
Discrete (counted) and continuous (measured).
qualitative data
descriptive and based on observations involving the 5 senses
Variable
A quantity that can be changed
Constant
Does not change value
, Dependent variable is what coordinate
X axis
Independent variable is what coordinate
Y axis
Frequency
The number of occurrences a data point is found in a data set
Relative frequency
Tell you how often something happens compared to the total number of times it could have
happened. A proportion expressed as a decimal, percentage, or fraction.
Minimum
Lowest number in the data set
Maximum
Highest number in the data set
Median
what are the three components of a scientific argument
1. claim 2. evidence 3. reasoning
What is quantitative data?
Numerical information that can be measured and has a unit of measurement.
What are the two types of quantitative data?
Discrete (counted) and continuous (measured).
qualitative data
descriptive and based on observations involving the 5 senses
Variable
A quantity that can be changed
Constant
Does not change value
, Dependent variable is what coordinate
X axis
Independent variable is what coordinate
Y axis
Frequency
The number of occurrences a data point is found in a data set
Relative frequency
Tell you how often something happens compared to the total number of times it could have
happened. A proportion expressed as a decimal, percentage, or fraction.
Minimum
Lowest number in the data set
Maximum
Highest number in the data set
Median