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Raptor migration

You are interested in watching raptors migrate at Hawk Mountain, in the Northern Appalachians. You feel that the number of migrating birds passing a certain point should be the same at all times of the day. You collect data on the number of birds you see every hour over several days.

 

Note: These data are in their “tallied” up form (see starting point).

 

Observations
Time interval Observed frequency
7 a m - 8 a m 93
8 a m - 9 a m 132
9 a m - 10 a m 101
10 a m - 11 a m 90
11 a m - 12 noon 39
12 noon - 1 p m 20
1 p m - 2 p m 25
2 p m - 3 p m 65
3 p m - 4 p m 110
TOTAL 675

Expected frequencies are equal (75)