baboon.parms_df: data frame format for the baboon.parms_df for multivariate...

Description Usage Format Note References

Description

A dataset containing summary statistics for low density lipoprotein (LDL) and apolipoprotein B (apo B) levels in 604 baboons measured on two different diets: a basal diet basal' and a high cholesterol, saturated fat diet (HCSF). The baboons were classified into one of three subspecies (Papio hamadryas anubis, P.h. cynocephalus, or anubis). Each animal was measured on each of the two diets.

Usage

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Format

A data frame with 12 rows and 8 variables

Trait

Apolipoprotein B and LDL on two diets

Sub

Type of species

M.mu

Means of lipoproteins in different species for males

F.mu

Means of lipoproteins in different species for females

m

Male sample sizes

f

Female sample sizes

M.sdev

Standard deviations for males

F.sdev

Standard deviations for females

Note

The baboon data collection were supported by NIH grant HL28972 and NIH contract HV53030 to the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (Now: Texas Biomedical Research Institute), and funds from the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research

References

Konigsberg LW (1991). An historical note on the t-test for differences in sexual dimorphism between populations. American journal of physical anthropology, 84(1), 93–96.


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