Help complete the following:

Criterion C on "how does the population of fireflies change over time?"

Research Question: How does the population of fireflies change over time?

Specific Data: When Christie and Julia were preparing the firefly dataset to analyze, they noticed that the number of traps put in the fields varied each year. There are many factors that affect data collection, and one of them is sampling effort. Some variables that would determine sampling effort would be how many traps are set out, how often, the amount of time they are left in the field, and where they are placed. The number of traps set out wasn't always consistent across years. So, to account for the difference, the number of traps used was always recorded to account for sampling effort on the raw data collected.

Hypothesis: The more light pollution there is, the less the population of fireflies. This happens because our light pollution is interrupting firefly flash patterns which cause them to disappear seemingly.

Raw Data:

Table 1:

Year	Year Species ID	Number of adult fireflies	Number of traps
2004	LAMPY	155	262
2005	LAMPY	265	259
2006	LAMPY	131	296
2007	LAMPY	62	350
2008	LAMPY	21	330
2009	LAMPY	77	360
2010	LAMPY	245	390
2011	LAMPY	292	240
2012	LAMPY	97	450
2013	LAMPY	83	480
2014	LAMPY	66	387
2015	LAMPY	337	360
2016	LAMPY	165	509
2017	LAMPY	426	450
2018	LAMPY	162	449
2019	LAMPY	190	450
2020	LAMPY	66	390

Processed Data:

Table 2:

Year	Year Species ID	Number of adult fireflies	Number of traps	Adult fireflies/trap
2004	LAMPY	155	262	0.59
2005	LAMPY	265	259	1.02
2006	LAMPY	131	296	0.44
2007	LAMPY	62	350	0.18
2008	LAMPY	21	330	0.06
2009	LAMPY	77	360	0.21
2010	LAMPY	245	390	0.63
2011	LAMPY	292	240	1.22
2012	LAMPY	97	450	0.22
2013	LAMPY	83	480	0.17
2014	LAMPY	66	387	0.17
2015	LAMPY	337	360	0.94
2016	LAMPY	165	509	0.32
2017	LAMPY	426	450	0.95
2018	LAMPY	162	449	0.36
2019	LAMPY	190	450	0.42
2020	LAMPY	66	390	0.17

Table 1 communicates the results of the relationship between the number of adult fireflies vs. the number of traps.

Table 2 communicatesthe association between the year and the number of Lampy discovered in each trap during that year. In 2004, for instance, there were 0.59 fireflies per trap.

Graphs:

Graph 1:

This graph communicates the adult fireflies/ trap versus the year. Although the graph continuously goes up and down, starting in 2012, the data hasn't been over the 1.00 mark since 2011. This means that through the time of addition in light pollution, fireflies have slowly disapated.

Analysis:

Evaluation and Conclusion:

The research question stated:how does the population of fireflies change over time? My hypothesis to this research question was thatthe more light pollution there is, the less the population of fireflies. This hypothesis has been supported by the data collected through the experiments. Referring back to table 2,

Bibliography: