Sample Data

The charts and graphs represent ways you may want to organize your data:
Phosphate
Site Quadrat Sample Raw Data Average
1 1 a 25 40.9
    b N/A
    c 37.5
  2 a 12.5
    b 12.5
    c 25
  3 a 75
    b 50
    c 100
  4 a 37.5
    b 37.5
    c 37.5
4 1 a 50 76.25
    b 100
    c 100
  2 a 37.5
    b 100
    c 25
  3 a 100
    b N/A
    c 100
  4 a 50
    b 100
    c N/A

Phosphate Levels

   

                                                                       

This is a picture of phosphate testing. Your results will range in shades of blue. For example, light blue represents low phosphate and dark blue represents high phosphate. The results will be measured in pounds per acre.

   
pH
Site Quadrat Sample Raw Data Average
1 1 a 5.3 5.6
    b N/A
    c 4.8
  2 a 5.3
    b 5.2
    c 5
  3 a 6.4
    b 5.3
    c 6.2
  4 a 6.3
    b 6.1
    c 6.1
4 1 a 7 7
    b 7.2
    c 6.4
  2 a 6.8
    b 7.4
    c 6.8
  3 a 7
    b N/A
    c 6.7
  4 a 7.3
    b 7
    c N/A

pH Levels

This is a picture of pH testing. Your results will range in color and pH levels on the pH scale. For example a level of 5.5 or less is strongly acidic and a level above 7.0 is alkaline.

                                                                        

   
Algae  
Site Quadrat Sample Field of View Number Average Algae Per mm2  
1 2 3 4 5 Average (mm2)
1 1 a 31 46 18 32 12 27.8 1.61 1.13
    b N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    c 30 14 15 12 27 19.6 1.13
  2 a 114 4 3 5 3 25.8 1.49
    b 5 2 15 32 5 11.8 0.68
    c 21 15 86 2 18 28.4 1.64
  3 a 4 5 3 23 4 7.8 0.45
    b 4 3 6 2 7 4.4 0.25
    c 227 11 14 12 16 56 3.24
  4 a 12 5 40 6 3 13.2 0.76
    b 5 5 3 2 25 8 0.46
    c 4 6 7 14 32 12.6 0.73
4 1 a 14 12 8 91 128 50.6 2.92 1.58
    b 65 7 5 108 8 38.6 2.23
    c 21 12 96 11 23 32.6 1.88
  2 a 3 1 14 4 21 8.6 0.497
    b 84 12 4 5 7 22.4 1.29
    c 4 2 3 15 10 6.8 0.39
  3 a 96 127 51 2 27 60.6 3.5
    b N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    c 16 3 15 4 54 18.4 1.06
  4 a 4 1 9 5 4 4.6 0.27
    b 36 82 19 12 3 30.4 1.76
    c N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
               Algae Levels

                                

   Here's what your algae may look like:

      

 

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