Census Location

Year

Season Census Done

Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Value

Conclusion

Wet Season

Dry Season

Amboseli

2010

2283

1053

Χ2 = 453.51, df = 1, p < 0.001

For 2010, wet season numbers were higher than dry season number.

2013

3470

1444

Χ2 = 835.30, df = 1, p < 0.001

For 2013, wet season numbers were higher than dry season number.

Chi-Square Value

Χ2 = 244.91, df = 1, p < 0.001

Χ2 = 61.23, df = 1, p < 0.001

For each set of wet season, and dry season, the giraffe numbers were significantly higher for 2013 than 2010.

Magadi

2010

780

192

Χ2 = 355.70, df = 1, p < 0.001

For 2010, wet season numbers were higher than dry season number.

2013

991

815

Χ2 = 17.15, df = 1, p < 0.001

For 2013, wet season numbers were higher than dry season numbers.

Chi-Square Value

Χ2 = 25.14, df = 1, p < 0.001

Χ2 = 385.43, df = 1, p < 0.001

For each set of wet season, and dry season, the giraffe numbers were significantly higher for 2013 than 2010.

West Kilimanjaro

2010

263

216

Χ2 = 4.61. df = 1, p = 0.032

For 2010, wet season numbers was higher than dry season number.

2013

119

348

Χ2 = 112.29, df = 1, p < 0.001

For 2013, dry season numbers were higher than wet season number.

Chi-Square Value

Χ2 = 54.28, df = 1, p < 0.001

Χ2 = 30.89, df = 1, p < 0.001

For each set of wet and dry season, the giraffe numbers were different. They were higher in the wet season of 2010, but higher in the dry season of 2013.

Natron

2010

838

423

Χ2 = 136.58,

df = 1, p < 0.001

For 2010, wet season numbers were higher than dry season number.

2013

623

1019

Χ2 = 95.50, df = 1, p < 0.001

For 2013, dry season numbers were higher than wet season numbers.

Chi-Square Value

Χ2 =31.64, df = 1, p < 0.001

Χ2 = 246.34 df = 1, p < 0.001

For each set of wet and dry season, the giraffe numbers were different. They were higher in the wet season of 2010, but higher in the dry season of 2013.