One measure of the diversity of the species in an ecological community is the index of diversity,

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One measure of the diversity of the species in an ecological community is the index of diversity, given by the logarithmic expressionimage


where p1, p2,......, pn are the proportions of a sample belonging to each of n species in the sample.image


Approximate the index of diversity to the nearest thousandth if a sample of 100 from a community produces the following numbers.


(a) 90 of one species, 10 of another 


(b) 60 of one species, 40 of another

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Intermediate Algebra

ISBN: 9780134895987

13th Edition

Authors: Margaret Lial, John Hornsby, Terry McGinnis

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