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Table 2 Significance of difference between mean values of the functional groups with Two-sided Student’s t-test, same variance

From: Evolution of bone compactness in extant and extinct moles (Talpidae): exploring humeral microstructure in small fossorial mammals

a.

Fossorial

Non fossorial

  
 

Mean

+/−

n

STDEV

Mean

+/−

n

STDEV

p

 

Cg

0.674

0.038

9

0.059

0.717

0.058

8

0.083

0.2376

 

CDI

0.451

0.034

9

0.052

0.483

0.055

8

0.079

0.3338

 

P

0.549

0.034

9

0.052

0.528

0.045

8

0.065

0.4694

 

S

0.075

0.005

9

0.007

0.037

0.009

8

0.013

0.0000

***

ellipse

0.532

0.029

9

0.045

0.782

0.085

8

0.122

0.0000

***

b.

Scalopini

   

Talpini

     
 

mean

+/−

n

STDEV

mean

+/−

n

STDEV

p

 

Cg

0.684

0.049

6

0.062

0.644

0.045

9

0.069

0.2656

 

CDI

0.459

0.049

6

0.062

0.424

0.038

9

0.059

0.2835

 

P

0.541

0.048

6

0.060

0.576

0.038

9

0.059

0.2836

 

S

0.071

0.004

6

0.005

0.074

0.005

9

0.008

0.4144

 

ellipse

0.516

0.022

6

0.028

0.560

0.040

9

0.062

0.1263

 

c.

Outgroups

   

Talpidae

     
 

mean

+/−

n

STDEV

mean

+/−

n

STDEV

p

 

Cg

0.689

0.221

3

0.195

0.676

0.027

28

0.072

0.8060

 

CDI

0.451

0.197

3

0.174

0.446

0.024

28

0.065

0.9205

 

P

0.550

0.197

3

0.174

0.557

0.022

28

0.060

0.8646

 

S

0.027

0.013

3

0.012

0.056

0.008

28

0.021

0.0299

*

ellipse

0.719

0.209

3

0.185

0.648

0.054

28

0.146

0.4404

 
  1. The asterisks indicate statistical significance (* p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001).