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Table 1 Correlations between size parameters in lower molars

From: Testing the inhibitory cascade model in Mesozoic and Cenozoic mammaliaforms

Correlation

Sample size

S-statistic

p-value

rho

Length: Width, m2/m1

130

300091.2

<<0.001

0.4214

Length: Width, m3/m1

121

136839.2

<<0.001

0.6430

Length: Area, m2/m1

130

80543.3

<<0.001

0.8447

Length: Area, m3/m1

121

22257.7

<<0.001

0.9419

Width: Area, m2/m1

130

99563.7

<<0.001

0.8080

Width: Area, m3/m1

121

57711.7

<<0.001

0.8494

  1. Pairwise Spearman Rank Correlation analysis between length, width and area values. Data used are ratios of m2/m1 and m3/m1 to control for absolute size differences.