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. 2011 Jul 15;589(Pt 14):3409-13.
doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.211870.

How can we tell if frogs jump further?

Gordon B Drummond  1 , Brian D M Tom
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How can we tell if frogs jump further?

Gordon B Drummond et al. J Physiol. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
The distance jumped by each contestant is shown on the left. The square marks the record-breaking jump of Rosie the Ribeter, and the circle is the runner-up, Jumping Jack Flash. On the right, the distribution of these distances is summarized.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The effects of training a random sample of frogs. Is this effective?
Figure 3
Figure 3
The effect of using a larger sample: the uncertainty of the estimate is less.
Figure 4
Figure 4
The performance of the offspring of Rosie and Jumping Jack: better than last year, and more consistent.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Two experiments on the offspring of Rosie and Jumping Jack: significant results with small numbers.
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Comment in

  • Statistical perspectives: all together NOT.
    Hopkins WG, Batterham AM, Impellizzeri FM, Pyne DB, Rowlands DS. Hopkins WG, et al. J Physiol. 2011 Nov 1;589(Pt 21):5327-9; author reply 5331-2. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.218529. J Physiol. 2011. PMID: 22042548 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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