R lab

A lab calculating the confidence interval of a mean, and related topics, is available here.


Learn R by example

We used R to analyze all examples in chapter 11. We’ve put the code here so that you can too.


Data

Download a .zip file with all the data for chapter 11 in .csv format here.

Download a .zip file with all data sets in the book here.

All data sets and their sources are listed individually below.

Disclaimer: Most data sets used in the book are grabbed from graphs and tables in the original publications, and the values may not be exact. Contact the original authors for the raw data.


Data for examples

Example 11.2. Stalk-eyed flies

Data provided by Sam Cotton and Kevin Fowler, University College, London.

Example 11.3. Human body temperature

Shoemaker, A. L. 1996. Journal of Statistics Education 4 (2).


Data for problem sets

01. Range shifts with climate change

Chen, I-C., et al. 2011. Science 333: 1024-1026.

06. Wolf jaws

Whitlock, M. 1996. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B 263: 849-853.

08. Coconut crabs

Sato, T., et al. 2013. Aquatic Biology 19: 143-152.

13. Syrup swimming

Gettelfinger, B., and E. L. Cussler. 2004. AIChE Journal 50: 2646-2647.

17. Dolphins clockwise

Stafne, G. M., and P. R. Manger. 2004. Physiology & Behavior 82: 919-926.

18. Koala bellows

Charlton, B. D., et al. 2012. Animal Behaviour 84: 1565-1571.

19. Banana peels

Mabuchi, K., K. Tanaka, D. Uchijima, and R. Sakai. 2012. Tribology Online 7: 147-151.

22. Hurricanes and soil lead

Zahran, S., et al. 2010. Environmental Science and Technology 44: 4433–4440.

23. Hurricanes and blood lead

Zahran, S., et al. 2010. Environmental Science and Technology 44: 4433–4440.

25. Walking in circles

Souman, J. L., I. Frissen, M. N. Sreenivasa, and M. O. Ernst. 2009. Current Biology 19: 1-5.

26. Sloth inner ears

Billet, G., et al. 2012. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 279: 3932–3939.

27. Climate change and bird elevation

Freeman, B. G., M. N. Scholer, V. Ruiz-Gutierrez, and J. W. Fitzpatrick. 2018. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 115: 11982-11987.