Hi,
I am an ecologist and not a stats expert by any stretch of the imagination. I have some citizen science research where I need to run some stats tests, but I am getting myself confused over which test would be the most appropriate, and wondered if someone here could give me the benefit of their expert opinion.
I have data of bat activity from various locations and I would like to establish if there is any correlation between bat activity and proximity to various habitat features.
I therefore end up with tables like this;
I therefore just need to establish if there is a correlation between distance from the stream and mean nightly passes, or if the distribution is random.
What test do you think I should I be using?
Thanks in advance, Rich
I am an ecologist and not a stats expert by any stretch of the imagination. I have some citizen science research where I need to run some stats tests, but I am getting myself confused over which test would be the most appropriate, and wondered if someone here could give me the benefit of their expert opinion.
I have data of bat activity from various locations and I would like to establish if there is any correlation between bat activity and proximity to various habitat features.
I therefore end up with tables like this;

I therefore just need to establish if there is a correlation between distance from the stream and mean nightly passes, or if the distribution is random.
What test do you think I should I be using?
Thanks in advance, Rich