Analysis of Biological Data


Teaching

Datasets

Suggestions

Corrections

Roberts&Co.

Orders


Here are the data sets used in The Analysis of Biological Data in chapter 11, in .csv (comma-separated) format. Most data sets used in the book are grabbed from graphs and tables in papers, and the values may not be exact.

Examples:

Example 11.2: Stalk-eyed fly eyespan
----Data provided by Kevin Fowler, University College, London.

Example 11.3: Body temperature
----Shoemaker, A. L. 1996. What’s normal?—Temperature, gender, and heart rate. Journal of Statistics Education v.4, n.2.

 

Problems:

Question 11.2: Wolf jaws
----Whitlock, M. 1996. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B 263:849-853..

Question 11.10: Syrup swimming
----Gettelfinger, B., and E. L. Cussler. 2004. AIChE Journal 50: 2646–2647.

Question 11.13: Dolphins clockwise
----Stafne, G. M., and P. R. Manger. 2004. Physiology & Behavior 82: 919–926.

Question 11.14: Stickleback preferences
----McKinnon, J. S., et al. 2004. Nature 429: 294–298..