1. An ornithologist counted the number of bird nests he encountered in various sites throughout a woodland. The data he collected are displayed in the table below. Nest Site # of Nests Encountered Upper Tree Branches 60 Lower Tree Branches 37 Tree Trunk Cavities 49 Vines 56 Ground 14 What is the variable in this study? Is this a quantitative or categorical variable? Construct the most appropriate graph in the space below to best present these data.
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