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. 2017 Feb 15;34(4):890–905. doi: 10.1089/neu.2016.4508

Table 2.

Summary of Significant Differences Between Male (n = 50) and Female (n = 50) Mice

  Main effect of sex p value Power Effect size (Cohen's d)
OF distance traveled Female > Male 0.0004 0.9545 0.4590
LDB Day 2, distance traveled Female > Male 0.0203 0.6465 0.4459
EZM distance traveled Female > Male <0.0001 1.000 0.8466
EZM time in dark quadrants Male > Female <0.0001 1.000 0.8046
EZM head dips Female > Male 0.0046 0.8205 0.3607

Shown are the behavioral measures in the current experiment for which a significant main effect of sex was found. P values from analyses of variance (ANOVAs), power (1 – β), and calculated effect sizes (Cohen's d) are provided. Cohen's d = Inline graphic

OF, open field; LDB, light-dark box; EZM, elevated zero maze.