A Class Exercise Concerning the Distribution of Plants

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Title:

A Class Exercise Concerning the Distribution of Plants

Url:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9639.1982.tb004...

Creator:

Dudley, B.

Publisher:

Keele University

Description: This article, created by B. Dudley of Keele University, describes how an environmental science class became involved in a study to confirm the hypothesis that weeds are distributed at random in well established lawns. Stating the goal of this lesson, the author says, "Out of doors biology is a fine source of data but it is difficult to recognize which of the many possible studies will be worthwhile, rewarding and manageable, especially for those who are inexperienced. One such study is described here and its results are presented and analyzed." This is a great lesson plan for those in a non-mathematics classroom setting. It shows the interdisciplinary nature of statistics, in this case, applied to biology.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Mathematics -- Probabilities -- Distributions. Characteristic functions
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Biology (General) -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Biology (General) -- Study and teaching. Research -- Fieldwork

GEM Subject:

Mathematics -- Statistics
Mathematics -- Probability

Key Concept:

Biology
Mathematics -- Frequency distributions
Mathematics -- Probability
Mathematics -- Statistics

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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