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Avoiding misinterpretation of regression lines in allometry: is sexual dimorphism in digit ratio spurious?
2018-04-11
Abstract excerpt
The statistical analysis of allometry (size-dependence of traits) is fraught with difficulty that is often underestimated. In light of some recent controversies about statistical methods and the resulting biological conclusions, I here discuss the interpretation of regression lines and show how to avoid spurious effects. General linear models based on ordinary least square (OLS) regression are often used to quanti...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 9c1c12d4-8232-53d5-ba6e-0ac2d9cf77e6
- DOI
- 10.1101/298786