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Based on my data, I decided to do column graphs because they portrayed the data well. I did have some difficulty in deciding what to show on my graphs because I had a lot of data. I did 3 column graphs which were supporting my hypothesis- that there are more geese around ponds than along the river. One graph shows the total number of geese in these areas and the other two graphs show the density of geese at the two different times that I collected the data which were 12pm and 5:30pm at both locations. These graphs supported my hypothesis and contrasted the difference in the number of geese at the locations.
The data did not reveal anything unexpected because it supported my hypothesis. Even though I collected the temperature twice a day, I did not use it in the graphs because the temperature did not seem to affect the density of geese at the locations. I decided to do a table as well, showing the average and standard deviation of the geese density at both the locations, during both the times that I collected the data. This also supported my hypothesis and the graphs.
