Some Developers in Your Town Want to Fill in an Estuary

question 38

Multiple Choice

Some developers in your town want to fill in an estuary to build a condominium with a wonderful view of a beach.They argue that building and selling apartments in the condominium will add jobs and income to the region.However,educated citizens ask about the cost of the development in lost ecosystem functions.They argue that in their local community,the jobs added in construction may be offset by expected losses in

• A)water quality and the local fishing industry.
• B)natural gas production in the region.
• C)lumber production for the regional timber industry.
• D)UVB protection.

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Definitions:

Observations

Data points or recorded measures of variables obtained during an experiment or survey.

SSE

The sum of squares due to error, a measure of the discrepancy between the data and an estimation model.

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure, often denoted as R², indicating the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

Variation

The variability or spread in a set of data, measurements, or quantities showing how much they differ from each other.