Use the Figure to Answer the Following Question

question 48

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to answer the following question. In the figure, species A through F are found among four communities, with the number of circles representing their abundance. Which community has the highest diversity?

• A) community 1
• B) community 2
• C) community 3
• D) community 4

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Definitions:

Frequency Distributions

Representations of the number of observations within a given interval. The distribution shows the frequencies of different outcomes in a sample.

Normal Distributions

A probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Mathematical Formulas

Prescribed sets of mathematical symbols and operations that represent relationships or solve problems.

Inferential Statistics

The branch of statistics that allows one to make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data from that population.