Table 1.

The population density of

collared lemmings (Dicrostonyx
groenlandicus) in relation to the density
of offspring produced by one of their
predators, the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus).
Graph 1. The population density of collared lemm
(Dicrostonyx groenlandicus) in relation to the dens
offspring produced by one of their predators, the a
fox (Vulpes lagopus).
6

Young produced per Km2

Young produced Lemmings per 5 f(x)==0.948785207086738
R² 0.584184279268582 x + 1.68422385814929
per Km 2
Hectare (Ha)
4

3
1 2.6
2
2.3 2.8
3.1 3.1 1

4.8 4.7 0
0 1 2 3 4 5
5.6 5.1
6.3 5.3 Lemmings per Hectare (Ha)

r calculated value =
coeficient of
correlation 0.974056059519542

There is a relationship between Young produced per

Alternative
Km2, Lemmings per Hectare (Ha), and by one of their
hypothesis
predators, the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus).
if r calculated is grreater than

There is not a relationship between Young produced

Null hypothesis per Km2, Lemmings per Hectare (Ha), and by one of
their predators, the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus).
rejected
N=6
r of tables 0.729
“Because the value of r calculated is 0.974 and it is more than Pearson´s r
which is 0.729, the null hypothesis is rejected, and the alternative
hypothesis is accepted. With a confidence level of 95% we can say that
there is a positive correlation between Young produced per Km2,
Lemmings produced by Hectare (Ha) by one of their predators, the arctic
fox (Vulpes lagopus)."
on density of collared lemmings
icus) in relation to the density of
one of their predators, the arctic
ulpes lagopus).

79268582
7086738 x + 1.68422385814929

3 4 5 6 7

ngs per Hectare (Ha)

if r calculated is grreater than r of tables, reject the null hypothesis