TABLE 2.

Spearman correlations between ELISA scores and QuIC metrics for CWD-positive deer

Parameter	All deer (n = 10)		Mule deer (n = 5)		Whitetail deer (n = 5)
	ρ	P	ρ	P	ρ	P
ThT score	−0.024	0.947	0.600	0.350	0.154	0.805
ThT amplitude	−0.116	0.751	0.000	1.000	0.051	0.935
ThT slope	−0.377	0.283	0.200	0.783	−0.821	0.089
ThS score	0.413	0.235	0.600	0.350	0.154	0.805
ThS amplitude	0.456	0.185	0.500	0.450	0.308	0.614
ThS slope	0.699	0.024a	0.700	0.233	0.975	0.005a

^aSignificant result. ρ values indicate the strength of relationships for individual deer species, but the statistical power to detect significant relationships is decreased, owing to the small sample sizes in these cases.