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Article: Mass-dependent mass loss in breeding birds: Getting the null hypothesis right
Title | Mass-dependent mass loss in breeding birds: Getting the null hypothesis right |
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Issue Date | 1999 |
Citation | Oikos, 1999, v. 87, n. 1, p. 191-194 How to Cite? |
Abstract | An assumption central to many tests of statistical association between two variables is the null expectation of zero association. Here, we draw attention to the fact that in many published tests of mass-dependent mass loss in breeding birds, this assumption has been violated. We show that a correct null hypothesis can be derived by using resampling methods, and analyse three data sets (two previously published) from passerine birds to illustrate the approach. Our results show, that under a correct null hypothesis, the biological interpretation of the previously published results is reversed-initially heavy birds do actually lose less mass (relative to their weight) than the initially light birds. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/291668 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.447 |
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dc.contributor.author | Cichoń, Mariusz | - |
dc.contributor.author | Merilä, Juha | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hillström, Lars | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wiggins, David | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-17T14:54:51Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-17T14:54:51Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1999 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Oikos, 1999, v. 87, n. 1, p. 191-194 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0030-1299 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/291668 | - |
dc.description.abstract | An assumption central to many tests of statistical association between two variables is the null expectation of zero association. Here, we draw attention to the fact that in many published tests of mass-dependent mass loss in breeding birds, this assumption has been violated. We show that a correct null hypothesis can be derived by using resampling methods, and analyse three data sets (two previously published) from passerine birds to illustrate the approach. Our results show, that under a correct null hypothesis, the biological interpretation of the previously published results is reversed-initially heavy birds do actually lose less mass (relative to their weight) than the initially light birds. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Oikos | - |
dc.title | Mass-dependent mass loss in breeding birds: Getting the null hypothesis right | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2307/3547012 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0344500807 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 87 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 191 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 194 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000083252700022 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0030-1299 | - |