image 6.70 Are the pine trees randomly distributed from north to south? In Example 6.1 (page 342), we looked at the distribution of longleaf pine trees in the Wade Tract. One way to formulate hypotheses about whether or not the trees are randomly distributed in the tract is to examine the average location in the north–south direction. The values range from 0 to 200, so if the trees are uniformly distributed in this direction, any difference from the middle value (100) should be due to chance variation. The sample mean for the 584 trees in the tract is 99.74. A theoretical calculation based on the assumption that the trees are uniformly distributed gives a standard deviation of 58. Carefully state the null and alternative hypotheses in terms of this variable. Note that this requires that you translate the research question about the random distribution of the trees into specific statements about the mean of a probability distribution. Test your hypotheses, report your results, and write a short summary of what you have found.