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What does the scientific method involve?
What does the scientific method involve?
- Just observations
- Interplay between observations and hypotheses (correct)
- Evaluation of data without forming hypotheses
- Formation of multiple hypotheses without testing
How can limitations in data measurement affect results?
How can limitations in data measurement affect results?
- Improve accuracy of the results
- Increase certainty in the results
- They don't impact the results
- Lead to uncertainty in the results (correct)
What is a theory in the context of scientific investigation?
What is a theory in the context of scientific investigation?
- A hypothesis consistently supported by investigation and observation (correct)
- A guess without any basis
- An idea not supported by data
- A hypothesis that is never tested
Why is it important to control variables in experiments?
Why is it important to control variables in experiments?
What do reliable and bias mean in environmental investigations?
What do reliable and bias mean in environmental investigations?
In environmental research, what significance do historical data have?
In environmental research, what significance do historical data have?
Why is it important to use sampling strategies when collecting environmental data?
Why is it important to use sampling strategies when collecting environmental data?
What is the aim of random sampling and systematic sampling strategies?
What is the aim of random sampling and systematic sampling strategies?
What influences the suitability of random sampling or systematic sampling strategies for different studies?
What influences the suitability of random sampling or systematic sampling strategies for different studies?
Which of the following is NOT a technique used to collect environmental data as described in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a technique used to collect environmental data as described in the text?
What is one limitation of using capture-mark-recapture as a sampling technique?
What is one limitation of using capture-mark-recapture as a sampling technique?
Why should candidates be able to evaluate the choice of random and systematic sampling strategies?
Why should candidates be able to evaluate the choice of random and systematic sampling strategies?
