Lab 0

Question 1

Primary literature

Answer 1

original research

Question 2

what does primary literature have

Answer 2

Methods and a results section

Question 3

Secondary literature

Answer 3

does not present results or methods sections
reviews or summarizes primary research

Question 4

Tertiary literature

Answer 4

Aimed at general audience
may not be peer reviewed

Question 5

examples of tertiary literature

Answer 5

textbooks, lab manual, popular science magazines

Question 6

grey literature

Answer 6

not peer reviewed

Question 7

examples grey literature

Answer 7

industry websites, industry/ government reports

Question 8

in order to avoid plagiarism you must

Answer 8

cite and paraphrase

Question 9

what are some measures of central tendency

Answer 9

Mean
median
mode

Question 10

what are some measures of spread

Answer 10

Range ]
st.dv
variance

Question 11

sample vs pop

Answer 11

population is entire represented group
sample is subset of population used to describe entire pop

Question 12

shape of normal distribution

Answer 12

bell curve

Question 13

what do confidence intervals depend on?

Answer 13

size and variability

Question 14

values outside the confidence interval

Answer 14

are less plausible for the true population mean

Question 15

what is used to calculate confidence intervals

Answer 15

Standard error of the mean

Question 16

if p<alpha 0.05

Answer 16

results statistically significant

Question 17

if p> alpha 0.05

Answer 17

results not statistically significant

Question 18

measurement data

Answer 18

continuous data
doesnt have to be whole numbers
includes means/ averages

Question 19

count/ emumeration data

Answer 19

discrete data
can only be whole numbers

Question 20

what are the three objectives of scientific writing

Answer 20

-clearly describes the procedures following the results
-place results in context by relating them to existing knowledge
-interpret their significance

Question 21

every scientific communication should explain

Answer 21

-what was discovered
-how it was discovered
-why it matters

Question 22

the introduction starts

Answer 22

broad