Over the years, we’ve noticed that crickets vibrate their wings at different frequencies at different temperatures. When they vibrate their wings, they create a little chirp that is audible. The point of our study is to see if we might be able to tell the temperature based on the amount of chirps that are heard. To do this, we will record the amount the amount of chirps heard per second. We will also record the temperature at which the chirps are recorded. We will record chirps at fifteen different temperatures in order to attempt to make a correlation between temperature and chirp number. Correlation is a statistical technique that is used to measure and describe the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables. Correlation helps us predict, validate and make sure 2 variable data studies are reliable. With the correlation coefficient you can determine whether a correlation is positive or negative and whether a correlation is strong or weak. All correlation coefficients are on a scale from -1 through 1 the closer to 0 a correlation coefficient is the weaker it is the closer to -1 or 1 the stronger it is. All correlation coefficients from 0 to 1 are positive, hence it will …show more content…
be a positive number, and all correlation coefficients from -1 to 0 are negative, hence they will be a negative number. Determining the correlation just by looking at a scatter plot can be hard when you don’t know what to look for.
So first, you will need to check if the plots are close to the line of best fit or more spread out. This will tell you if the correlation is strong or weak. Then, you will need to find out if the line of best fit is going up or down, confirming whether the correlation coefficient is positive or negative. After this is done, you will be able to tell if the correlation is weak or strong, positive or negative. To find more specific answers using sheets you will need type in a box =correl, then you need to highlight the two separate columns. This will find out the exact correlation and you will be able to tell if the correlation is positive or negative, weak or
strong. While causation and correlation can easily be confused with each other, they are two different things. Causation indicates that one event was the outcome of another event, while correlation is when two or more events happen at the same time and can be associated with each other. So, two events could be correlated, but not have a cause and effect relationship therefore, causation. For example, watching soap operas can be correlated with anorexia, but is not causation because there could be many other factors that could be causing anorexia other than soap operas. Also, smoking can be correlated with lung cancer and it can cause lung cancer, which would be correlation and causation. The cricket data study is both causation and correlation. It is a correlation because because the two events have a relationship and happen at the same time. It is a causation because if the temperature did not rise neither would the chirps per second (CPS), if the temperature did rise, so would the CPS. Therefore the temperature causes the CPS to fluctuate along with it. The variables we chose were home occupants and text messages. The reason we chose these variables is because we were curious about how many text messages there were per occupants, as we wondered if living in a smaller family had more texts. Our data was disappointing, to say the least. The correlation was weak and negative (-0.1225), and the line of best fit showed us that since the slope is -0.804, every -0.804 texts sent there is one less home occupant. We think this is due to the fact that most people with larger families would have more phones, and there would be little to no causation involved. Overall, these two studies were very different from each other. The cricket study had a positive correlation, and our interest study had a highly negative correlation. Slope also varied immensely. Overall, the cricket study was more well laid out, with stronger and less faulty data, but our own study had lots of flaws, several outliers, and faulty data. So in total, experienced layouts and pre-made assignments are slightly easier than making your own, which brings new meaning to “if you want it done your way, do it yourself”.
Madagascar hissing cockroaches (Gromphadorhina portentosa) were the ectotherms used to compare standard metabolic rates and mass specific metabolic rates between organisms. To calculate metabolic rates for these individuals a system comprised of many parts was needed. A gas pump was needed to deliver airflow into the system. This gas pump was connected to a flow meter that could detect the flow rate of the gas passing through. The air would then flow into a Ascarite Column that would scrub out the CO2 from the system before the animal chamber was reached so that no CO2 that was not emitted by the animal would be collected. Then the Madagascar hissing cockroach would be in the animal chamber connected to the Ascarite Column and it would
The unknown bacterium that was handed out by the professor labeled “E19” was an irregular and raised shaped bacteria with a smooth texture and it had a white creamy color. The slant growth pattern was filiform and there was a turbid growth in the broth. After all the tests were complete and the results were compared the unknown bacterium was defined as Shigella sonnei. The results that narrowed it down the most were the gram stain, the lactose fermentation test, the citrate utilization test and the indole test. The results for each of the tests performed are listed in Table 1.1 below.
Bess beetles range in size all the way from 21 millimeters to 80 millimeters. The beetles are named after the French word baiser, which means “to kiss”, due to the fact that they often make a smooching sound with their legs. They have a small horn that protrudes from their head, and use their antennae to drive them forward when experiencing new smells. Though the beetles may look quite menacing, they are surprisingly docile. They enjoy feasting on rotten wood, moss, and adult beetle fecal matter after it has been partially digested by bacteria. A scientific experiment was conducted to test these beetle’s pulling power in relation to their mass. The hypothesis stated,
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Abstract: The house cricket, Acheta domesticus, was used to test whether food and potential mates drive aggressive behavior. Male crickets were randomly selected in pairs and place into a cage to observe aggressive behaviors in the presence of no food, food, and female. The cage provided a confine area for the crickets to fight one another while the variables of food and female were used in attempts of increasing aggressive interactions between the male crickets. There was no significance found through this experiment due to a lack of data. It was discovered that the experiment would have to be done at a larger scale to be able to see any significance in the two variables.
We must first begin the today’s lab by connecting the thermometer that digitally detects surrounding temperature to the Lab Pro Interface located on the computer via...
The cricket will experience an increase in metabolic rate when subjected to physical stress similar to the response of (Blaptica dubia) cockroach. The cricket will also show an increased response as the (Blaptica dubia) cockroach when cold, hot, and lethal hot temperatures are applied.
This line graph shows how some phenotypes were more successful than others. This is an accurate representation of natural selection. The dark blue, pink, and orange phenotypes became extinct before the experiment was even finished. The successful phenotypes were green, purple, and yellow.
Regression analysis is also used to understand which among the independent variables are related to the dependent variable, and to explore the forms of these relationships. In restricted circumstances, regression analysis can be used to infer causal relationships between the independent and dependent variables. However this can lead to illusions or false relationships, so caution is advisable;[2] for example, correlation does not imply
In this paper the simple correlations will be discussed and how it results in a fictional
The product Q-Ray also violates the correlation does not mean causation concept. In order to find high correlation between two occurrences, a proper experiment should be executed. A proper experiment would include an experimental group who wore the bracelets, and a control group who were not given the bracelet. The company, however, makes claims that cannot be verified. The consumer should never trust a company that eludes to correlation meaning
Another important concept outlined in this chapter is the correlation coefficient. The importance of this is being able to understand to what extent two things actually relate to each other. By having this awareness, we are better able to understand and function in the world we live in.
When two or more variables move in sympathy with the other, then they are said to be correlated. If both variables move in the same direction, then they are said to be positively correlated. If the variables move in opposite direction, then they are said to be negatively correlated. If they move haphazardly, then there is no correlation between them. Correlation analysis deals with the following:
A perusal of Table-1 shows the coefficient of Pearson Product Correlation came out to be -0.356 at df 178 which is higher than critical value of Pearson Product Correlation even at .01 level of significance. Thus the hypothesis no. 1, “there is no significant relationship between teacher commitment and teacher freezing of secondary school teachers” was detained. Thus it may be interpreted that a negative significant correlation exists between Teacher Commitment & Teacher Freezing.