APEC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Conservation Reserve Program, Behavioural Sciences, Counterfactual Conditional
25 Oct 2016
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Married men live longer than single men. Actually: healthier men are more likely to be married. Researchers found strong link between academic achievement and high self- esteem. Conclusion: if your child is confident, they will be successful. Actually: kids get their confidence from strong academic achievement. Ecological problems like dead zones, algal blooms. Guidance to federal agencies ahead of fiscal year 2017 budget submissions has asked for, for the first time, specific information from agencies on how evidence is being used to guide policy. History of applying evidence based policy in agriculture, environment. In agriculture, we apply scientific principles to study the specifics of crop management techniques. Collect data on control plots, control for confounding factors. Environmental efforts have likewise relied heavily on scientific principles. Scientific investigations related to agriculture and the environment should not stop when human behavior enter the picture.
