Figure 1: Line Graph for Water Surface Temperatures (C⁰) in Lake Taal

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It is to take notes that some data points are missing in the graph which includes December, 2000 to January, 2001; March, 2001;
November, 2001 to February, 2003; September, 2002 to January, 2003; May, 2003; December, 2003; April, 2004; August 2004;
May,2005; December, 2005; August, 2006; December, 2006 to February 2007; July, 2007; September, 2007 to January, 2008; May,
2008 to June, 2008; November, 2008 to January, 2009; August, 2010; and October, 2010 to May, 2011. For the sake of continuity,
these missing data points were made linked to the closest data points that were available. The graph depicts the water surface
temperature being in flux throughout a single year and multiple years. Multiple points throughout the history of water surface
temperatures can readily show how climate change has made a varied set.
Figure 2: Bar Chart for Average Annual Water Surface Temperatures (C⁰) in Lake Taal

Average Annual Water Surface Temperatures (C⁰)

The null hypothesis is that there is no significant difference between the yearly averages of the
water surface temperature in Lake Taal throughout the years 2000 to 2011. By utilizing the
Shapiro-Wilk test for normality the test statistic resulted in a normal distribution of data within a
given year (p>0.05). This would conclude that there is no significant difference between the
monthly and annual averages of the temperatures. Parametric testing was carried through.

For this particular dataset, the researchers decided upon using the One-Way Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA). The statistical test showed that there is no significant difference between the average
annual water surface temperature (F11=1.238). Though statistics show that there have been no
adverse effects of the changing times particularly in water surface temperature, there are plenty
of other factors, quantitative and qualitative, to consider when analyzing the progression of well-
being of the Lake Taal.