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I created a table to show the frequency of conk presence and tree species within the three ecotypes I sampled. I sampled 10 replicates in each ecotype resulting in 120 trees sampled. I wanted to see if the data would show a pattern between tree species, tree health and conk presence. I had some difficulty creating a visual representation of the data as I had originally wanted to show a graph, as I feel they are very clear. However, I had many variables I wanted to compare and I was not able to do this in a clean way with a graph. I was able to show conk frequency per ecotype, tree species frequency per ecotype and average tree health per ecotype. The data is showing support of my claim that conks are opportunistic of trees in poor health, however, I think I would need to increase my sample size to show a stronger argument. It is quite difficult to visually represent what you intend when thinking about the data – the process can leave many things lost in translation.
