Sexual Activity and the Lifespan of Male Fruitflies: A Dataset That Gets Attention

http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v2n1/datasets.hanley.html

This article presents a dataset from an experiment designed to test if increased reproduction reduces longevity for male fruitflies. The data are in .dat format. Key Words: Analysis of variance; Contrasts; Experimental design; Regression; Precision; Statistical interaction; Survival analysis.

Resource Type	Dataset (DCMI Type Vocabulary) Reference Material (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Format	html Other
Audience	College --Undergrad Upper Division Graduate School
Source	Journal of Statistics Education
Email Address	INJH@musicb.mcgill.ca, StanS@epid.lan.mcgill.ca
Date Of Record Creation	2005-07-26 13:34:01
Date Of Record Release	2005-07-26 13:34:01
Date Last Modified	2006-06-20 13:30:11
Statistical Topic	Data Collection -- Design of Experiments Statistical Inference and Techniques -- Linear Models -- Quantitative ANOVA Statistical Inference and Techniques -- Linear Models -- Regression Statistical Inference and Techniques -- Survival Analysis
Material Type	Datasets
Author's Name	James A. Hanley and Stanley H. Shapiro
Author's Organization	McGill University
Source Code Available	No
Intended User Role	Teacher
Application Area	Biology
Copyrights	Yes
Cost involved with use	Free to all
Math Level	Algebra level symbolic math

Date Record Checked: 2005-07-26 00:00:00

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Sexual Activity and the Lifespan of Male Fruitflies: A Dataset That Gets Attention