SO503 Honors
Research Methods
Spring 2009 Test 1
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Short
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4
@ 25 points |
100 |
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Total |
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100 |
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Answer
4 of the 5 questions.
1. The figure above shows a data series with two
filters applied. One is a median filter,
and the other a mean filter, both with 11 terms. Identify the three series (original, median
filter, and mean filter), state the purpose of a filter, and explain how these
two filters vary. Do you think this
series should be filtered?
2. What was M. Boehme trying to prove in the
paper in Geology that we read about
snakeheads?
3. Peer review or refereeing is used from two
important purposes in science. What are
they?
4. This ad ran last spring. What are the key things that the oceanography
department was looking for in terms of a scientific career?
5. What would be the first two sections of a scientific paper that you would read to decide its relevance to research you are considering undertaking? What would you look for in those two sections that made you select them?