Which of the Following Examples Would Most Accurately Measure the Dispersion

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following examples would most accurately measure the dispersion of a population being studied?

• A) counting the number of times a one-kilometer transect is intersected by tracks of red squirrels after a snowfall
• B) measuring the distance between several burrows within a large prairie dog colony in a grassland
• C) measuring the average distance between individuals and their nearest neighbor, and then analyzing the variation and comparing those measurements at larger scales
• D) counting the number of zebras from airplane census observations

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