BIO121-L04 name: Mackenna Weber
Lab 1-F23: Measurements and Data Analysis.
Q1: How was the climate orbiter destroyed, and what was the cause? (2 pts)
The space craft was thrown so off course that it flew too deeply into the Martian
atmosphere and was destroyed when it entered its initial orbit. This was due to a
miscommunication between NASA and JPL because the craft was sent off with
the wrong units.
Q2: What lessons does this teach us about the importance of units of measurement? (2 pts)
This teaches us that we must include the unit we are using when translating data.
Q3: How do units of measure relate to communication and collaborative research? (2 pts)
Units of measure relate to communication and collaborative research because a
huge part of research is data and without the correct unit measurements, we lose
the right form of communication.
Q4: Restate as a testable null hypothesis (2 pts):
There is no correlation between the tree trunk diameter and the tree crown
diameter.
Q5: Now state the Alternate Hypothesis (2 pts):
There is a correlation between the tree trunk diameter and the tree crown
diameter.
Q6: Report average trunk diameters and crown widths (2 pts):
Q7: Provide your Pearson's Correlation Coefficient. What does this alone indicate? (2
pts):
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