FatMice18: Fat Mice 18

In Lock5withR: Datasets for 'Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data'

Description

Weight gain for mice with different nighttime light conditions

Format

A dataset with 18 observations on the following 2 variables.

• Light Light treatment: LD= normal light/dark cycle or LL=bright light at night

• WgtGain4 Weight gain (grams over a four week period)

Details

This is a subset of the LightatNight dataset, showing body mass gain in mice after 4 weeks for two of the treatment conditions: a normal light/dark cycle (LD) or a bright light on at night (LL).

Source

Fonken, L., et. al., "Light at night increases body mass by shifting time of food intake," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 26, 2010; 107(43): 18664-18669.

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