[EMAIL PROTECTED] gravada: > Dear list members, > > Would it be possible simply to calculate the difference between the > relative warps matrices? > If this difference between the rel warps is significantly different from > zero than this would mean that there is an effect of treatment, by this > amount (something like the rel warps mean)... or this would be a big > mistake? > Thank you very much once again, > Marta
Dear Marta, I have done such comparisons very successfully when comparing body shape variation in fishes, but using instead the Partial Warps (the Weights matrix) as my shape variables. Hope this helps. With best regards, -- + - - - - - - - - - - - - Mauro J. Cavalcanti - - - - - - - - - - - - + | Programa de Ps-Graduao em Zoologia | | Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro | | Quinta da Boa Vista, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRASIL | | E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Homepage: http://www.maurobio.cjb.net | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + "Life is complex. It consists of real and imaginary parts." == Replies will be sent to list. For more information see http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/morph/morphmet.html.
