Table 1.
Statistical analyses
| Comparison | Figure | N | Mean | Stand. Dev. | Test | Statistic | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial bias significance | 1D | 19 mice | −0.032 | 0.303 | One-sample Student’s t-test | −0.253 | 0.803 |
| Accuracy of Control vs. Muscimol | 1F | 20 session pairs, 6 mice | Control: 0.92, Musc: 0.80 | Control: 0.04, Musc: 0.12 | Wilcoxon sign-rank test | 11.0 | 2e-04 |
| Choice bias drift vs. Psychometric threshold variability | 2C | 18 mice | Training drift: 0.13, Thresh. var: 0.03 | Training drift: 0.09, Thresh. var: 0.02 | Spearman’s rho | 0.67 | 2e-03 |
| Choice bias drift vs. Psychometric slope variability | 2D | 18 mice | Training drift: 0.13, Slope. var: 0.07 | Training drift: 0.09, Slope. var: 0.03 | Spearman’s rho | 0.437 | 0.08 |
| Choice bias drift vs. Psychometric guess rate variability | 2E | 18 mice | Training drift: 0.13, GR. var: 0.12 | Training drift: 0.09, GR. var: 0.05 | Spearman’s rho | 0.057 | 0.823 |
| Choice bias drift vs. Psychometric lapse rate variability | 2F | 18 mice | Training drift: 0.13, LR. var: 0.05 | Training drift: 0.09, LR. var: 0.03 | Spearman’s rho | 0.143 | 0.57 |
| Drifting Slope vs Stationary | 3B | Drifting: 8 mice, Stationary: 9 mice | Drifting: −1.8e-03, Stationary: −3.5e-04 | Drifting: 1.2e-03, Stationary: 1.1e-03 | One-Sided Mann-Whitney U-Test | 71.0 | 0.013 |
| Drifting BIC comparison vs Stationary | 4B | Drifting: 8 mice, Stationary: 9 mice | N/A | N/A | Proportions Z-Test | 2.8 | 4e-03 |
| Beta term vs history-dependent choice probability | 4D | 19 mice | Beta term: 0.55, HD: 0.49 | Beta term: 0.38, HD: 0.02 | Spearman’s rho | −0.67 | 2e-03 |
| Beta term vs lose-switch probability | 4E | 19 mice | Beta term: 0.55, LS: 0.48 | Beta term: 0.38, LS: 0.06 | Spearman’s rho | −0.7 | 1e-03 |
| Beta term vs win-stay probability | 4F | 19 mice | Beta term: 0.55, WS: 0.50 | Beta term: 0.38, WS: 0.02 | Spearman’s rho | −0.07 | 0.78 |
| Lose-switch early vs late | 4G | 19 mice | Early: 0.41, Late: 0.61 | Early: 0.08, Late: 0.09 | Wilcoxon sign-rank test | 1.0 | 7.6e-06 |
| Win-stay early vs late | 4H | 19 mice | Early: 0.51, Late: 0.48 | Early: 0.04, Late: 0.03 | Wilcoxon sign-rank test | 35.0 | 0.014 |
| Lose-switch probability vs session number | 4I | 19 mice | LSP: 0.51, Sess: 13.4 | LSP: 0.13, Sess: 8.6 | OLS Model | 13.6 | 4e-35 |
| Win-stay probability vs session number | 4J | 19 mice | WSP: 0.50, Sess: 13.4 | WSP: 0.051, Sess: 8.6 | OLS Model | −6.0 | 5.2e-09 |