Tools of Environmental Science

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Across
  1. 3. the likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the event
  2. 5. a conceptual model that provides a systematic process for making decisions
  3. 7. the probability of an unwanted outcome
  4. 8. a procedure that is carried out under controlled conditions to discover, demonstrate, or test a fact, theory, or general truth
  5. 11. the collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers
  6. 12. a statement made in advance that expresses the results that will be obtained from testing a hypothesis if the hypothesis is supported
  7. 13. a principle or standard that an individual considers to be important
  8. 14. any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation
  9. 20. In an experiment, a group that is identical to a control group except for one factor and that is compared with the control group
Down
  1. 1. the number obtained by adding up the data for a given characteristic and dividing this sum by the number of individuals
  2. 2. a verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works or is organized
  3. 4. in an experiment, a group that serves as a standard of comparison with another group to which the control group is identical except for one factor
  4. 6. the process of obtaining information by using the senses
  5. 9. one or more equations that represent the way a system or process works
  6. 10. the relative arrangement of the member of a statistical population
  7. 15. the linear dependence between two variables
  8. 16. the group of individuals or events selected to represent a statistical population
  9. 17. a pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept
  10. 18. a factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis
  11. 19. a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation