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Test
t-test
Chi-squared (x2) test
Pearson’s linear correlation
Spearman’s rank correlation
Simpson’s index of diversity, D
Standard deviation
Standard error (SM)
t-test
Results Information
(Use a t-test table to look up your value of t) Whether two sets of continuous data are significantly
Obtained value > t value for a probability of 0.05 (the critical different from one another
value), there is significant difference between A and B
(Use a χ2 table to look up value of χ2 ) Whether observed results differ significantly from your
Obtained value > χ2 value for a probability of 0.05, there is expected result
significant difference between observed results and
expected results
Value close to +1 indicates a positive linear correlation Whether there is a linear correlation between two paired
Value close to –1 indicates a negative linear correlation sets of data
Value close to 0 indicates no correlation
(Use correlation coefficient table to look up value of rs) Whether there is a correlation between two random paired
Obtained value of rs > rs value for a probability of 0.05, sets of data
there is a significant correlation between your two values
0 (lowest species diversity) – 1 (highest species diversity) To find species diversity after collecting data on species
abundance
Chi-squared test
Pearson’s linear correlation
Spearman’s rank correlation
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Simpson’s index of diversity, D

Simple dilution and serial dilution