Category: Post 5: Design Reflections
Design Reflections
The main goal of my ecological study is to see and study the various moth species in the park. Because of their extensive distribution, moths make excellent subjects for in-depth research…
Post 5: Design Reflections
My hypothesis is that slope position influences the abundance of insect pollinated flowers. I used a systematic sampling approach with a randomly selected transect. My sampling units were five 1m²…
Experimental Design Reflections
My hypothesis is that nest cavity density will significantly increase along with increasing successional stages, ranging from early to late. My prediction is this trend will occur due to forest…
Reflections on data collection for 5 replicates
My hypothesis is that my object of study is more abundant in some areas than others because of differences in soil moisture content across the environmental gradient. The initial set…
Sampling Design Reflections
Blog Post #5 Design Reflections Having finished taking the first five replicate samples for my project, I can honestly say it is not as easy as I had originally thought…
Reflections on data collection
Implementing the sampling strategy posed some difficulties initially. One challenge was selecting the appropriate sampling technique for my study subject, which involved observing crow behaviour along an elevation gradient. I…
Post #5
For data collection, I decided to create a transit line from the picnic shelter area of the park to the creek which was 75 meters. I didn’t encounter any difficulties…
Module 3 Initial Data Collection Reflections: Observing Squirrel Behavior in Newmarket, Ontario
Overview As part of our third module in this course, I conducted an observational study on squirrel behaviour in my backyard in Newmarket, Ontario. The unique setting allowed for close-up…
Post 5: Design Reflections
Getting My Sampling Strategy Into Action: I kicked things off by setting up five transects in my study area, around my sweet chestnut tree, attempting to note the response variable:…
Design Reflections
I did the first collection of data on dandelions. I used a 30×35 quadrant and completed my data sampling with a stratified random sampling strategy. I generated random numbers and…