Table 3. Comparison of raw fecundity between paternal and maternal line females using t-tests.
Maternal aunts | Paternal aunts | ||||||||
N | Av. Fec.* | SD | N | Av. Fec.* | SD | df | t | p | |
Heterosexuals | 280 | 1.54 | 1.07 | 251 | 1.84 | 1.23 | 529 | −2.929 | .004 |
Homosexuals | 347 | 1.98 | 1.26 | 280 | 1.82 | 1.18 | 625 | 1.635 | .103 |
Maternal grandmothers | Paternal grandmothers | ||||||||
N | Av. Fec. | SD | N | Av. Fec | SD | df | t | p | |
Heterosexuals | 280 | 3.33 | 1.77 | 208 | 3.36 | 2.03 | 414 | −.205 | .838 |
Homosexuals | 246 | 3.65 | 1.98 | 248 | 3.32 | 1.75 | 489 | 1.944 | .052 |
Average fecundity.