Assertion: ecologist | /r/CapableOf | make model
Facets:
value: to gain insight
type: PURPOSE
value: for the same reason
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Why do ecologists make models?
text: Ecologists with computer programming expertise may create models that predict climate changes or how an area will be affected by different events.
text: They make models to gain insight into complex phenomena
text: Ecologists make models for the same reason that other scientists (or engineers) make models: to better understand the operation of the systems they study (or design).
text: ecologists make models to gain insight into complex phenomena such as the effects of global warming on ecosystems.