Excel team project measuring correlations in biodiversity in the state of New York

1. Measuring Biodiversity in the
State of New York
By: Madison Jusevitch, Matthew Bjorson, Nick Marozas,
Nikki Riffle, & Abby Burns

2. Counties with the the most biodiversity
1. Suffolk 700
2. Essex 478
3. Orange 462
4. Ulster 443
5. Westchester 438
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3. In a Graph
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4. Species
Average per county:
24.56

5. County’s size vs biodiversity
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● R^2= 0.0981
● Very low correlation
present
● Still positive

6. Population density vs biodiversity
▪ R^2=.0656 All Counties
▪ R^2=0.1964 When removing the 5
boroughs of New York City
▪ New York population density 70,179.35
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7. Air Quality vs. Biodiversity
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8. Air quality vs. Biodiversity
▪ Cities with highest
biodiversity have the highest
levels of ozone pollution.
▪ There is no relationship or
correlation.
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9. Citations:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_of_Westchester_County,_N
ew_York
http://www.unece.org/environmental-policy/conventions/envlrtapwel
come/cross-sectoral-linkages/air-pollution-ecosystems-and-biodivers
ity.html
https://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/fc.5.density.biodiversity.html
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