Table 6 Angular analysis of alignment during urination in male borzoi (M07)
From: Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth’s magnetic field
Declination rate | 0-1.7% | 1.8-3.3% | ≥3.4% |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of observations | 957 | 818 | 703 |
Mean vector (μ) | 310° | 285° | 280° |
Length of mean vector (r) | 0.154 | 0.08 | 0.078 |
Circular standard deviation | 111° | 129° | 130° |
95% Confidence interval (-/+) for μ | 294°-327° | 250°-320° | 241°-318° |
99% Confidence interval (-/+) for μ | 289°-332° | 240°-331° | 229°-331° |
Rayleigh test (Z) | 22.64 | 5.18 | 5.517 |
Rayleigh test (p) | 1.47⋅10-10 | 0.006 | 0.015 |
Rao’s spacing test (U) | 345.705 | 344.156 | 341.565 |
Rao’s spacing test (p) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |