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I did have some difficulties implementing my strategy. Randomly sampling made it hard to select which plant to measure when they were not as abundant in some areas. As well, trying to get an accurate representation from one plant branch of the plant became very challenging. The data was surprising because the plant heights between the two transects looked very different but ended up being very similar.
I will continue collecting my data with the same sampling method (random) with some changes. My data will be continued to be collected at random but i will measure several branches of each plant to average the height for each sample.
You might be able to solve some of your random sampling issues by choosing a random number on your transect and then choosing the closest plant to that point.
I’m surprised that your data don’t show any differences – they seemed to from the numbers in your small assignment.
Can you remember to categorize your posts with my name to make sure I don’t miss any. Thanks.