Dear Sonali, You don't say anything about what kind of data you have: that will determine what you can calculate.
But, the thing that should determine what to present is --- what question are you trying to answer? In general, presenting "raw data" is never an answer to anything (although it may be very useful to someone else to use in answering *their* questions). So, what are the question[s] you want to address, and what kind of data do you have, and then your question will get a more useful answer. Hal Caswell On Dec 12, 2011, at 3:57 PM, Sonali Saha wrote: > Dear Ecologgers > > We are following rare plants in Everglades National Park. Some species are > really rare (ferns and orchids) and are known from 2-3 occurrences with > very few plants per occurrence.These species form their northernmost > boundary in the park. > > We have now monitored rare plant populations for four consecutive years. I > am trying to figure out as to what is the best way of presenting data. Is > it worth to present population growth rates, or to present raw data in a > table or graph. > > thanks > > Sonali Saha > > Senior Biologist, > The Institute for Regional Conservation > 22601 SW 152 > Miami FL 33170 >
