TABLE 2.

Mean number of thumb-index responses as a function of fingerprint pattern and digit

	Whorl	Loop or arch	F-value	P
Right hand digit
I	20.75	15.07	F(1,82) = 5.13	0.03
II	18.81	16.77	F(1,109) = 0.12	0.73
III	18.62	17.28	F(1,110) = 0.13	0.72
IV	18.54	17.78	F(1,111) = 0.07	0.79
V	18.66	17.80	F(1,110) = 0.14	0.71
Left hand digit
I	18.33	11.83	F(1,82) = 5.26	0.03
II	14.57	16.92	F(1,106) = 0.81	0.37
III	15.62	14.79	F(1,110) = 0.10	0.76
IV	14.94	16.24	F(1,110) = 0.18	0.67
V	14.36	16.16	F(1,111) = 0.50	0.48