Lab 5 Flashcards
1
Q
Describe a bar chart
A
Used to compare categories or groups
2
Q
Describe a line graph
A
Represents trends over time or relationships between variables
3
Q
Describe a scatter plot
A
Displays individual data points as dots on a graph, used to visualize relationships between variables and identify patterns between them
4
Q
Describe a box plot
A
Summary of the distribution of data between treatments, highlights statistical measures like the quartile, mean and median of the data
5
Q
What is a positive control for an experiment
A
The “true” control
6
Q
Why is yeast a good organism to study the effects of UV radiation on (3 things)
A
1) also eukaryotes so similar DNA repair mechanisms as humans
2) grow fast
3) typically do not survive UV exposure, so easy to measure damage
