Table 5. Results of model fitting of Eqs. (1.1) and (1.2) to the empirical data for the minimum number of specimens required for determination for allometry (95% confidence) in the crocodilian skull variables.
Results include those for both combined and separate OLS and RMA regressions.
| Combined RMA/OLS | RMA | OLS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eq. (1.1) | Eq. (1.2) | Eq. (1.1) | Eq. (1.2) | Eq. (1.1) | Eq. (1.2) | |
| Residual SS | 4,925 | 4,889 | 2,773 | 2,740 | 2,077 | 2,075 |
| AIC | 251.087 | 252.855 | 133.885 | 135.698 | 122.531 | 124.512 |
| delta AIC | 0.000 | 1.767 | 0.000 | 1.183 | 0.000 | 1.981 |
| Akaike Weight | 0.708 | 0.292 | 0.712 | 0.288 | 0.729 | 0.271 |
| m | 3.14 | 3.25 | 3.21 | 3.35 | 3.04 | 3.09 |
| 95% CI of m | (2.83–3.45) | (2.66–3.84) | (2.74–3.68) | (2.46–4.24) | (2.53–3.54) | (2.10–4.07) |
| b | 0.992 | 0.992 | 0.993 | 0.993 | 0.992 | 0.992 |
| 95% CI of b | (0.988–0.997) | (0.988–0.996) | (0.987–0.999) | (0.987–0.999) | (0.985–0.999) | (0.984–1.000) |
| c | NA | −2.07 | NA | −2.68 | NA | −0.81 |
| 95% CI of c | NA | (−11.29–7.16) | NA | (−17.51–12.15) | NA | (−15.08–13.48) |