Guide 3B Data Analysis
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Quiz, Media, & Portfolio Directions
Review Data Analysis Contents
Data Analysis Objectives
Data Analysis
Describe the role and processes of data analysis, including errors in early interpretations of inheritance.
Mendel
Explain Mendel’s principles of inheritance, including examples of these principles expressed in organisms.
Punnett Squares
Use a Punnett Square to predict the genotypes and phenotypes of offspring produced from parental crosses.
Science Community
Explain the roles of ethics, peer review and reduction of bias in scientific inquiry.
Cleaning Behaviors
Analyze data on cleaning behaviors, determining the impact on animal survival.
Data Analysis Quiz
Quiz Directions
Complete all five sections and take the quiz on Canvas.
Use the learning outcomes above to guide your studying.
Data Analysis Media Piece
Introduced in the Data Analysis section of this guide:
In this media assignment you are collecting and submitting written data based on the plan you submitted for media piece 3A.
You are collecting data to answer:
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What is the population size?
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How is the population distributed?
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Is there evidence of interactions within the population and/or interactions of the population with other species?
Construct and use a quadrat to sample a portion of the larger space. The quadrat could be string, rulers, pencils, etc. Just keep track of the size of the quadrat.
Collect data on the organisms in the quadrat, then move the quadrat to another area and repeat. The data can include: number or organisms, their distribution, and which other organisms they are interacting with.
Write up your results, including: researcher name(s), project name, location, weather, date, time, the number in the sample quadrat, the extrapolated number in the entire location, distribution, and interactions.
Upload to Canvas a document that includes:
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researcher name(s), including anyone who is doing the collecting with you
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project name (your choice)
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location and weather
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date and time
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the number of organisms in the sample quadrats
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the extrapolated number in the entire location
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the distribution of organisms in the quadrat (clumped, random, etc.)
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and any observed interactions between the organisms, or with other species
Be safe, travel with others if possible, and minimize impact to organisms and their environments.
Media Piece Directions
This is the second of three data collection media pieces.
Upload your data collection writings to Canvas.
Animal Biology Portfolio
Portfolio Directions
To be completed after the quiz and media piece are graded on Canvas.
Add any quiz answers or media pieces to the portfolio that your think are a good fit with the course outcomes.
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3A: Data Collection
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3B: Data Analysis