Table 3.
Results of the SMA regressions using the respective tooth-bearing bone lengths as independent variables
| Measurement | N | R 2 | P-value (regression-test) | Slope | Lower limit (90% CI) | Upper limit (90% CI) | P-value (isometry-test) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premaxillary tooth count | 7 | 0.7015 | 0.0186 | 0.5390 | 0.3354 | 0.8662 | 0.0186 | − |
| Maxillary tooth count | 8 | 0.9022 | 0.0003 | 0.4923 | 0.3620 | 0.6696 | 0.0009 | − |
| Dentary tooth count | 6 | 0.6808 | 0.0432 | 0.4505 | 0.2546 | 0.7972 | 0.0351 | − |
−, negative allometry; CI, confidence interval; N, size of the variable.