Question

1+4. Two species of plants were sampled in 32
quadrats in a forest. The mean and variance
for the occurrence of species 1 were 16.2 and
48 and species 2 were 3.6 and 3.2 respec-
tively. Which of the following statements
about the distribution of the two species in
these quadrats is supported by these find-
ings?
(A) Both species are distributed randomly
(B) Species 1 is distributed randomly and
species 2 is clustered
(C) Species 1 is clustered and species 2 is
distributed randomly
(D) Both species are clustered
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Answer 1

speices 1 is clusterd and species 2 is distributed randomly