Table 1 Analysis of body orientation during defecation (all records, i.e., no differentiation between different magnetic conditions)
From: Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth’s magnetic field
Defecation: all records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Pooled | Pooled | Means (n > 5) | Means (n > 5) |
Data type | angular | axial | angular | axial |
Number of observations | 1,893 | 1,893 | 49 | 49 |
Mean vector (μ) | 133° | 157°/337° | 80° | 148°/328° |
Length of mean vector (r) | 0.013 | 0.052 | 0.043 | 0.209 |
Circular standard deviation | 169° | 70° | 144° | 51° |
95% Confidence interval (-/+) for μ | - | - | - | 121°-174° |
99% Confidence interval (-/+) for μ | - | - | - | 112°-183° |
Rayleigh test (Z) | 0.307 | 5.203 | 0.091 | 2.143 |
Rayleigh test (p) | 0.736 | 0.006 | 0.914 | 0.117 |