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Bird Beak Accuracy Assessment

Bird Beak Accuracy Assessment

The purpose of this resource is to quantitatively evaluate the accuracy of a classification system. Students sort birds into three possible classes based on each bird's beak: carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. Students compare their answers with a given set of validation data.

Keywords:
Social Sciences, Difference/error Matrix, History of Science, History/Policy/Law, NSDL, The Nature of Science:The Scientific Process, Biological Science, Ecology, Life Sciences:Ecology and Ecosystems, Physics, Earth Science, Chemistry, Precision, Classification System, Astronomy, Space Science, Forestry and Agriculture, Physical Sciences, Life Science, Analysis and Probability, Geoscience, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Biology, Science, Accuracy, Classification, Space Sciences, animals, Bird Beaks, Mathematics:Data Collection, Adaptation
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Material Type:
Assignment
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 18, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
September 18, 2017
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Primary Audience:
Middle School, High School, College General Ed, Grade School
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PDF
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Language:
English
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no
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