Bear Lab Hypothesis

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The objective of the BearCam experiment was to collect data and analyze to determine whether the grizzly bears prefer to fish independently or in groups at the McNeil River Falls. I collected the data within different times of the day between 7:34 A.M. – 7:02 P.M. My hypothesis is that bears prefer to fish independently rather than in groups.
Methods:
For the collection of data I used the random number generator to find the pictures of the bears and analyze whether they prefer to fish for their food independently or in groups. I selected 30 pictures for the time increment of 12 hours and counted how many bears were present and the distance between each of them. Once I tallied up the whether they were in a close proximity or not I created a

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