Table 8(a).

Pairwise comparisons of the mean residual values for distal vs. proximal groups of human limb muscles (Student's t-test, assuming equal* or unequal† variances according to preceding F-test)

	Hand	Arm	Foot	Leg
Mean	−0.17	0.15	−0.10	−0.17
Variance	0.20	0.16	0.26	0.11
Observations	17	22	20	25
Pooled variance	0.18
Hypothetical difference	0		0
d.f.	37		31
t	−2.40*		0.55†
P	0.02		0.59
t critical	2.03		2.04