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I need help writting my results question Tables 1 and 2, below, show an edited data set of some of the components of the 'organizing
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Tables 1 and 2, below, show an edited data set of some of the components of the 'organizing framework' collected at two sites in Sevilleta. Note that in each of them, 'NA' means that no data are available for that variable in the relevant year. These data are also available in spreadsheet format from the 'Assessment' section of the module website.
Year | Precipitation/mm | Soil moisture/relative water content | Rabbit density/number of individualshectare1 | Coyote density/number of individualskm2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | 106.4 | NA | NA | NA |
1990 | 232.4 | NA | NA | NA |
1991 | 334.7 | NA | NA | NA |
1992 | 240.8 | NA | 0.060 | 0.880 |
1993 | 207.4 | NA | 0.272 | 0.702 |
1994 | 288.1 | NA | 0.125 | 0.793 |
1995 | 138.8 | NA | 0.246 | 0.575 |
1996 | 301.9 | 0.112 | 0.104 | 0.598 |
1997 | 325.3 | 0.123 | 0.168 | 0.703 |
1998 | 225.3 | 0.114 | 0.170 | 0.758 |
1999 | 235.7 | 0.094 | 0.138 | 1.065 |
2000 | 284.4 | 0.105 | 0.085 | 0.898 |
2001 | 214.8 | 0.095 | 0.058 | 0.945 |
2002 | 228.7 | 0.096 | 0.072 | 0.738 |
2003 | 133.2 | 0.100 | NA | 0.543 |
2004 | 301.4 | 0.112 | NA | 0.303 |
2005 | 277.4 | 0.110 | NA | NA |
what i have done
MannWhitney U-test | ||||||||||||
Enter your data into the x1 andx2 columns: | ||||||||||||
n | Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 1 | Sample 2 | ||||||||
x1 | x2 | Rank (R1) | Rank (R2) | x1 | x2 | |||||||
1 | 301.9 | 0.112 | 19 | 7.5 | Sum (R1 and R2) = | 155 | 55 | |||||
2 | 325.3 | 0.123 | 20 | 10 | Count (n1 andn2) = | 10 | 10 | |||||
3 | 225.3 | 0.114 | 13 | 9 | U values = | 0 | 100 | |||||
4 | 235.7 | 0.094 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||
5 | 284.4 | 0.105 | 17 | 5 | Medians = | 256.55 | 0.1075 | |||||
6 | 214.8 | 0.095 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||
7 | 228.7 | 0.096 | 14 | 3 | Test Statistic (U) = | 0 | ||||||
8 | 133.2 | 0.1 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||
9 | 301.4 | 0.112 | 18 | 7.5 | ||||||||
10 | 277.4 | 0.11 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||
11 | Compare the test statistic (U) against the critical value for n1 and n2 degrees of freedom | |||||||||||
12 | ||||||||||||
13 | For: | |||||||||||
14 | n1 = | 10 | ||||||||||
15 | n2 = | 10 | ||||||||||
16 | Critical value | 23 | Significant p < 0.05 |
Table of critical values: | ||||||||||||||||||||
n1/n2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||||
4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |||
5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | ||
7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | ||
8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | |
9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 48 | |
10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 55 | |
11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 62 | |
12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 69 | |
13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 76 | |
14 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 83 | |
15 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | |
16 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 86 | 92 | 98 | |
17 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 87 | 93 | 99 | 105 | |
18 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 93 | 99 | 106 | 112 | |
19 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 92 | 99 | 106 | 113 | 119 | |
20 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 98 | 105 | 112 | 119 | 127 |
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