Table 133. Cattle: Results of t-tests on biometric data from Elms Farm, Heybridge, Essex.
EF = Elms Farm, N = not significant, *= significant at the 95% confidence interval, **= significant at the 99% confidence interval
Measurement | Site/s | Comparison between: | T value | Probability | Significance |
M3 W | EF | Period 2 and 3 | -2.48 | 0.0142 | * |
EF | Period 3 and 4 | -1.53 | 0.1265 | N |
EF | Period 4 and 4-5 | 1.73 | 0.0855 | N |
EF | Period 4-5 and 5-6 | -1.98 | 0.0486 | * |
Metatarsal 3 | EF | Period 2 and 3 | -2.6 | 0.0137 | * |
EF | Period 3 and 4 | 0.56 | 0.576 | N |
EF | Period 4 and 4-5 | 0.51 | 0.6105 | N |
EF | Period 4-5 and 5-6 | -0.66 | 0.5113 | N |
EF | Period 2 and Period 4 | -3.6 | 0.0006 | ** |
EF | Period 2 and Period 5-6 | -3.41 | 0.0013 | ** |
GHF v. EF | 3/4th C and Period 4-5 | -4.47 | 0.0001 | ** |
GHF v. EF | 3/4th C and Period 5-6 | -4.42 | 0.0001 | ** |
Lincoln v. EF | 3rdC and Period 4 | 2.06 | 0.0434 | * |
Lincoln v. EF | 4thC and Period 4-5 | 4.76 | 0 | ** |
Lincoln v. EF | 4thC and Period 5-6 | 6.32 | 0 | ** |
Astragalus Bd | EF | Period 2 and 3 | -4.68 | 0 | ** |
EF | Period 3 and 4 | 0.31 | 0.7592 | N |
EF | Period 4 and 4-5 | -0.33 | 0.7459 | N |
EF | Period 4-5 and 5-6 | -0.65 | 0.5213 | N |
Lincoln v. EF | 4thC and Period 4-5 | -3.79 | 0.0002 | ** |
Lincoln v. EF | 4thC and Period 5-6 | -5.17 | 0 | ** |
Log ratio lengths | EF | Period 2 and 3 | -4.11 | 0.0001 | ** |
EF | Period 3 and 4 | -0.72 | 0.4732 | N |
EF | Period 4 and 4-5 | -0.65 | 0.519 | N |
EF | Period 4-5 and 5-6 | 1.17 | 0.2459 | N |
Log ratio depths | EF | Period 2 and 3 | -5.6 | 0 | ** |
EF | Period 3 and 4 | -0.33 | 0.7427 | N |
EF | Period 4 and 4-5 | 0.51 | 0.6099 | N |
EF | Period 4-5 and 5-6 | -1.13 | 0.2601 | N |
Log ratio widths | EF | Period 2 and 3 | -7.46 | 0 | ** |
EF | Period 3 and 4 | -0.5 | 0.6205 | N |
EF | Period 4and 4-5 | 0.15 | 0.8828 | N |
EF | Period 4-5 and 5-6 | -0.79 | 0.4317 | N |
Log ratio widths | Colchester | Mid 1st and L1-E2C | -4.33 | 0 | ** |
Colchester | L1-E2C and L1-End 2C | -6.74 | 0 | ** |
Colchester | L1-End2C and 3/4C | -4.32 | 0 | ** |
Colchester | 3/4C and 4th C | 0.73 | 0.4684 | N |
Colchester v. EF | Mid 1st and Period 2 | 5.32 | 0 | ** |
Colchester v. EF | 3/4 C and Periods 4-5 | 1.86 | 0.0636 | N |
Colchester v. EF | L1-E2C and Period 3 | 8.58 | 0 | ** |
Colchester v. EF | L1-End2C and Period 3 and 4 | 5.51 | 0 | ** |
Log ratio widths | Lincoln v. EF | 3rd C and Period 4-5 | 1.64 | 0.1032 | N |
Lincoln v. EF | 4thC and Period 5-6 | 11.25 | 0 | ** |
Log ratio widths | Dutch sites | 1-2C civilian and 1-2C military | -0.63 | 0.5333 | N |
Dutch sites | 1-2C civilian and M-E2C | -3.82 | 0.0003 | ** |
Dutch sites | 1-2C military and M-E2C | -3.19 | 0.0022 | ** |
Dutch sites | M-E2C+ 4thC | -2.82 | 0.0058 | ** |
Dutch sites v. EF | 1-2C civilian and Period 3 | -4.26 | 0 | ** |
Dutch sites v. EF | 1-2C military and Period 3 | -3.45 | 0.0007 | ** |
Dutch sites v. EF | M-E2C and Period 4 | 1.39 | 0.1652 | N |
Dutch sites v. EF | 4thC and Period 4-5 | 7.58 | 0 | ** |