I chose to use systematic sampling. My response variable is number of leaves and my explanatory variable is weather and atmospheric conditions. I found my method of data collection to be extremely tedious. I made the decision to count every leaf on a branch. To be completely honest, I didn’t anticipate that many leaves on a branch. But there were more than 50 on each and over 100 on some. Given how difficult it is to count leaves and maintain accurate records, I believe that this data is also very unreliable. I believe I will provide a generous estimate for the number of leaves in order to design data for future research and analysis. This procedure, I believe, will enable me to provide a good estimate. I don’t think I need exact numbers; I think an estimate will still show what I need to for my data.