The table and t-test results show the mean number of plant species observed in high and low elevation quadrants, along with their variances and sample sizes. The mean number of plant species observed in high elevation quadrants was 13.8, while the mean number of plant species observed in low elevation quadrants was 5.1. The t-test shows that the difference between the means is significant, with a t-statistic of 8.089 and a p-value of 0.00002.
The outcome of the t-test was as expected since the means of the two groups were significantly different from each other.
The results of this analysis reveal that the elevation gradient has a significant effect on plant species abundance. The higher elevation quadrants had a significantly higher number of plant species than the lower elevation quadrants.
The results of this analysis provide important insights into the ecological processes that shape plant communities along an elevation gradient. The result were contradicting with my hypothesis but after going through some research paper and as I mentioned in my previous blog post I think this kind of result was expected by me.
Hi, this is titled post 9 but it is tagged as post 8 and seems to be described as post 8. It is not surprising that plant species abundance changed with elevation, this is one of the factors that influences plant distribution. I am still confused why this contradicts your original hypothesis. You should have an ecological process that is behind your hypothesis and you will use that to do research and form the background for your introduction.