Prof. Wood’s research group at Cal State LA is interested in avian ecology. They

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Prof. Wood’s research group at Cal State LA is interested in avian ecology. They are currently conducting a local study in which they record the number of black phoebe birds living in different species of mature trees (e.g., oak, sycamore, palm, etc.) to determine what the black phoebe’s preferred habitat is. Which type of plot would best summarize these data?

Hint: Think about how many and which type(s) of variable(s) are involved in this study.

Select one:

a. scatter plot

b. segmented bar plot

c. box plot

d. histogram

Explanation / Answer

Explanation: The number of variables must be continuous to make a histogram for the given data to summarize the information required.

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