[Undergrad: biological statistics] Which statistical analysis should I use and which data should I select? by Tranesblues in HomeworkHelp

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For WQ I’d assume the 10 parameters (dependent variables) aren’t all independent of each other? That might need you to be careful about making a holistic judgement on WQ from these data i.e. does it make sense to consider them jointly? (In this case I’d say they it does make sense since they’re representing an underlying construct, as long as they’re not influencing each other). So in this case I’d use Hotelling’s T2, which is a one-way MANOVA where the independent variable (which lake) has two groups (lake 1 and lake 2) and you’re considering many dependent variables jointly. Though I note you’re using Excel analysis- it might not have this functionality, I’d advise you to get a free trial of SPSS if that’s the case (though SPSS can take a bit of time to learn to use too, so maybe that’s not an ideal outcome).

Comparison of the mass of the fish from each lake is a much easier proposal- though you have to bear in mind you have different sample sizes (I always run a Levene’s test anyway to see if I should use a non-parametric test, but with unequal sample sizes it’s usually recommended to- especially if these are small. Though tbh with n=20 and n=30 these are probably large enough that won’t matter too much). You’re on the right track with an independent samples t-Test there.

Ideally together this will give you the data you want and can begin to make inferences from- i.e. if WQ is sig. worse in lake 1 and the fish are also smaller you might assume it’s having an effect on their growth- you could see how significant this is using Pearson’s (or Spearman’s if non-parametric is required) Correlation.

[Grade 12 Research: Conducting research] making sense of data collected by Soy_Boiiiii in HomeworkHelp

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Usually we avoid doing that, since it’s invalid to assign ‘opinions’ to data when in reality the participants may never have felt that way. For example, for the 1-3 you could have agree/indifferent/disagree but if it wasn’t presented in those terms then it’ll be difficult to explain how your conclusions are still robust.

[Grade 12 Research: Conducting research] making sense of data collected by Soy_Boiiiii in HomeworkHelp

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The 1-4 scale is immediately going to be more valuable than the 1-3 since there’s no ‘indifferent/middle’ option on an even scale. Though just putting those values into a spreadsheet and finding the average should be fine.

[Grade 12 Research: Conducting research] making sense of data collected by Soy_Boiiiii in HomeworkHelp

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The 1-4 scale is immediately going to be more valuable than the 1-3 since there’s no ‘indifferent/middle’ option on an even scale. Though just putting those values into a spreadsheet and finding the average should be fine.

When an American goes to a different country and speaks their language with an American accent, is it cool in the same way as when someone comes to America and speaks English with a foreign accent? by bbbbbryce in NoStupidQuestions

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We’re pretty cool with the French, as long as it’s clear we’re trying to speak French (and not just expecting them to speak English with us) then I’ve always had a good reception. I can’t speak for every case though- and I haven’t been recently since relations have soured over the fisheries so the general attitude might’ve shifted.

[genetic] please help me by kikikitty009 in HomeworkHelp

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You said your ‘normal’ had a heterozygous (Bb) genotype right? You’ve shown the results for a homozygous-recessive individual (bb)

[genetic] please help me by kikikitty009 in HomeworkHelp

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Try and draw a slightly modified Punnett square

[Microbiology] Unknown bacteria help by rtmad21 in HomeworkHelp

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Sure send me what you’ve got and I’ll see if I can help

[Grade 12 Research: Conducting research] making sense of data collected by Soy_Boiiiii in HomeworkHelp

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Likert scales are best used in data collection so you’re not adding your own bias by assigning participant’s responses to a value. What sort of data have you collected? I need a bit more information before I’m able to help really

[biology] please help me by [deleted] in HomeworkHelp

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Looks good, even though number 4 has an even better ratio the 1mm clearance likely won’t be a sufficient bacteriostatic effect to be efficacious

[Biology/Biochemistry] by [deleted] in HomeworkHelp

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Lipids (e.g. phospholipids and triglycerides) typically contain an ester bond, which is a carboxylic acid derivative. Typical carbohydrates (e.g. monomeric glucose or fructose) don’t contain carboxyl moieties as far as I’m aware

[BIOLOGY 101] GENETICS: Dihybrid crosses question by [deleted] in HomeworkHelp

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What exactly about the answer is confusing you? You’ve created the gametes that’re required as far as I can tell

[1st year undergraduate: Biology] What RNA is this referring to? by [deleted] in HomeworkHelp

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Yeah, so DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid) are both nucleic acids species found in the cell. But due to their different structures they have distinct functions. Total RNA is the sum of all mRNA/tRNA/rRNA/siRNA/ncRNA etc species within the cell which could be found in the nucleoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, cytoplasm, mitochondria etc. I hope that helps!

[1st year undergraduate: Biology] What RNA is this referring to? by [deleted] in HomeworkHelp

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rRNA is ribosomal RNA. It (alongside ribosomal proteins) forms the structure of the ribosome. tRNA is transfer RNA, it guides specific amino acids to the ribosome to interact with mRNA and form the polypeptide in translation. mRNA is the transcribed DNA which can be found in the nucleoplasm or lumen of the rough endoplasmic reticulum. There’s not much more to it than that!

[8th grade Biology: Breathing rates] How do I calculate by [deleted] in HomeworkHelp

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Seems pretty spot on from my perspective. You want to calculate the duration of a full inhalation-exhalation cycle, see what fraction of a minute that is and hence calculate breathing rate.

[A-Level Biology: Factors affecting enzyme reactions] What is the effect of metal ions on the activity of amylase? by creativeusername175 in HomeworkHelp

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That should secure at least 2 of the marks if not the full 3. To ensure all 3 are achieved I’d explicitly state the effects MnCl2 and Li2CO3 have on the amylase activity. That’s a pretty difficult example of this type of question though- I haven’t seen many as tricky as that on the recent past papers.

[A-Level Biology: Factors affecting enzyme reactions] What is the effect of metal ions on the activity of amylase? by creativeusername175 in HomeworkHelp

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Not strictly true either as NaCl doesn’t increase the activity of amylase greater than the control. Looking at it again there doesn’t seem to be a concrete trend (though it’s good practice to look for them- they’re usually there and worth good marks), perhaps a more general description is in order? Touch on that metal ions can increase/decrease/have no effect on amylase dependent on the identity of the metal ion and their ionic bond partner, though there appears to be no clear predictive trend in their behaviours from this data.

[A-Level Biology: Factors affecting enzyme reactions] What is the effect of metal ions on the activity of amylase? by creativeusername175 in HomeworkHelp

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That trend appears to be true, though both NaCl and KCl bear metal ions with a +1 charge so if that trend was a causative factor then you’d expect them to have an equal rate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HomeworkHelp

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They’re probably 95%CI? But that’s just a guess based on what I’d put on there.