Smyrna 
Elementary School

The Effect of Trawling on the Estuary
Duke/Smyrna School Partnership

Introduction
Summer
Fall
Spring
Conclusion

Midden's Creek Fall Animal Data
Description Sleepy Creek
Animal Data
Sleepy Creek
Chemical Data
Summary
Pictures Middens
Animal Data
Middens Chemical Data  
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Dr.Kirby Smith is talking about the T-Test.

The class is learning how to do the T-Test

The Class is trying to perform a T-Test.

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Patricia and Hayley are going over data to see how the fish amount was going. Hayley is testing the water. Jonathan pulling up nets to see if there was any fish in them

Midden's Creek fall 2002

Date Site# Squid Silver side Larval Fish Flounder Perch Pin Fish Blue Crab Shrimp Pipe Fish Spot Mul- harra  Snap- per
10/09/02 1-MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/02 2-MO 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/02 3-MO 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/02 4-MO 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/02 5-MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/02 6-MC 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/02 7-MC 12 6 348 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/02 8-MC 1 402 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/02 9-MC 0 14 0 1 2 142 1 0 2 1 3 3
10/09/02 10-MC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Total 13 422 453 1 5 142 1 3 2 1 3 3

Data Analysis

Overall our project is trying to determine trawling effects on the environment. One part of this project is counting number of fish caught in different areas. Our groups are comparing the number of fish caught in Midden's Creek open and Midden's Creek closed in the fall. Our hypothesis is the more fish caught in MCO (Midden's Creek open). We performed a t-test in which we reject the null. There was no difference more fish were caught in MCC (Midden's Creek closed).