For my dissertation I need to analyse my data, my supervisor recommended chi squared but I’m not sure if i can use it with my data. I’m looking at occurrences of cetaceans between 2014 and 2017 so the data I have collected is for 4 years and I’m looking at occurrences and time effort put in so they can be compared. So they are comparable I have done averages to see how frequent the sightings are for each year (however these are not whole numbers). i can identify the actual differences with these figures but I need to check if they’re accurate and not just a chance occurrence/number. All the chi squared examples I’ve found are using whole numbers and mine are all values between 0.01 and 1.5 and this doesn’t seem to work.
Another question, if I’m looking at 3 different species throughout the years but they’re not related, so I put them in the same test? i will be comparing their differences so Im not sure.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
https://1drv.ms/x/s!Ap7CVJENszLq43X0G6Vhb2sK-pr0 A link to my data so you can get an idea
• To identify how the occurrences of cetaceans differ between 2014 and 2017.
• To determine whether there is a difference in the occurrences from day ferry routes and cruise ferry routes.
• To find which, if any, species occurs the most frequently.
• To determine whether there are more sightings on average on the day ferry routes or the cruise ferry routes.
These are my questions I’m answering
Another question, if I’m looking at 3 different species throughout the years but they’re not related, so I put them in the same test? i will be comparing their differences so Im not sure.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
https://1drv.ms/x/s!Ap7CVJENszLq43X0G6Vhb2sK-pr0 A link to my data so you can get an idea
• To identify how the occurrences of cetaceans differ between 2014 and 2017.
• To determine whether there is a difference in the occurrences from day ferry routes and cruise ferry routes.
• To find which, if any, species occurs the most frequently.
• To determine whether there are more sightings on average on the day ferry routes or the cruise ferry routes.
These are my questions I’m answering