field report assignment 2 (1)
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Emma Keary
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Field observations and summaries
ENST 3000/GEOG 3900
November 14, 2022
Soil Temperature Field Data
To submit:
1.
Final data
from your group in a comma-separated values file
. One
line per measurement, carefully check that you use the format
provided in the example. It can be the same file for everyone in your
group. [4 marks]
2.
Field data
report
(your individual report) as one PDF file
that
includes:
o
Context:
Goal, aim, and objectives of measurements. [1 mark]
o
Location
: Map, general information, plot descriptions with
relevant field photos (key characteristics are efficiently
illustrated). [3 marks]
o
Observations
: Illustrated as needed and explaining the
sampling, measurement, observation of plot characteristics,
and data processing into the final csv file. [4 marks]
o
Descriptive statistics
: Sample mean, standard deviation,
minimum, maximum, range for each of your three sets of
plot observations.
[3 marks]
o
Confidence interval (95%):
For the plot (population) mean
based on your three sets of plot observations (samples).
[2
marks]
o
Traceability
: Field forms and notes are imaged so that your
original recorded values can be seen. [2 marks]
o
Format:
It actually is a PDF file and it contains your name,
date, course, etc. The language is appropriate, as concise as
possible while providing all relevant detail.[1 mark]
Grading:
This assignment is graded out of 25, with up to 20 marks
assigned as listed above in square brackets and up to 5 additional marks
for outstanding quality in one or several of these categories and overall
delivery.
Methods:
The statistical methods you will need are
computing sample
mean and standard deviation
(Chapter 2 of Dadson 2017), and the
95%
confidence interval for the population mean
using the t-distribution
(Chapter 4 of Dadson 2017).
Dadson, Simon (2017)
Statistical Analysis of Geographical Data: An
Introduction. 1st ed. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell [
online book
].
File format:
Here is the template for the comma-separated value (csv) file
showing the formatting conventions to be used, including
ISO 8601
for the
date. Note how the
comma-separated value
format is simple but still
interpreted in many differing ways. If you double click your file, it should
open in Excel. Use a file name that is telling, such as final-data_group1.csv.
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