PSY399H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Lightdark, Defecation
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So, to determine the results of this test we conducted 5 independent sample t-tests assuming equal variances. One for each category; open field test, elevated plus maze, light/dark box, saps, and defecation. In all cases p as less than 0. 05 is consider statistically significant. The standard errors are shown by the lines above the bar graphs. Firstly, the first graph represents the results for the open-field test, showing the mouse sex on the x axis. The y axis shows the mean percentage of time spent exploring in the open area (or centre) of the maze which was calculated by time spent in the open area divided by the total time in the field. A lower score indicating higher anxiety meaning that less time spent in the open area was representative of anxiety. As you can see here, the mean score for females was 11. 91% and the mean score for males was.
