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        | Quadrat    number (i) | Number    of organism (xi) | -  | Deviations    (di) | Squared    deviations (d2)i |  
        | 1 | 19 | -18.3 | 0.7 | 0.49 |  
        | 2 | 61 | -18.3 | 42.7 | 1823.29 |  
        | 3 | 38 | -18.3 | 19.7 | 388.09 |  
        | 4 | 13 | -18.3 | -5.3 | -28.09 |  
        | 5 | 10 | -18.3 | -8.3 | -68.89 |  
        | 6 | 14 | -18.3 | -4.3 | -18.49 |  
        | 7 | 4 | -18.3 | -14.3 | -204.49 |  
        | 8 | 3 | -18.3 | -15.3 | -234.09 |  
        | 9 | 3 | -18.3 | -15.3 | -234.09 |  
        | Total    number of organisms Σ (xi) =
 | 165 | Sum    of Squared Deviations Σ (d2)i=
 | 1423.73 |  
        | Mean Σ    (xi) / n =
 | 18.3 | Sample    Variance
          s2 = Σ (d2)i / (n-1) = | 177.97 |  
        |  | Variance/Mean (s2 /)    =
 | 9.7 |  |  |