Quiz #02 - Random Sample Site Selection

This quiz is based on all the reading assignments, video lecture and hands-on ArcGIS Pro exercises that you completed this week. You have 30 minutes to complete the quiz. Before you take it, you may want to review this week's material with the following issues in mind:

• Platt, J. (1964). Strong Inference. Science, 146(3642), 347-353. 
  • What is the "strong inference" approach to hypothesis testing?
  • Why is falsifiability important in hypothesis testing? 
• DeSanty, J. A., Flock, B. E., & Applegate, R. D. (2001). Computer Corner: A GIS-Based Technique for Randomly Selecting Sample Units on the Landscape. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, 18(2), 42-43. 
  • How does GIS-based sample site selection differ from traditional methods?
  • What are some of the advantages of GIS-based sample site selection?
• The GIS4912_Lecture_02_Random_Sampling.pptx Lecture
  • What were the various ways GIS could be used to help select sample sites?
• "Create Random Points (Data Management)" in ArcGIS Pro Online Help
  • What is the purpose of the various parameters in the Create Random Points tool?
  • How do you limit the creation of random points to a particular set of features?