13 Logging in the Rain Forest Conservationists have despaired over destruc tion of tropical rain forest by logging clearing and burning These words begin a report on a statistical study of the effects of logging in Borneo 2 Charles Can non of Duke University and his coworkers compared forest plots that had never been logged Group 1 with similar plots nearby that had been logged one year earlier Group 2 and eight years earlier Group 3 All plots were 0 1 hectare in area Here are the counts of trees for plots in each group LOGGING Group 1 27 22 29 21 19 33 16 20 24 Group 2 12 12 15 9 20 18 17 14 14 Group 3 18 4 22 15 18 19 22 12 12 To what extent has logging affected the count of trees Follow the four step 27 27 28 19 2 17 19