Reexamination of Statistical Methods for Comparative Anatomy: Examples of Its Application and Comparisons with Other Parametric and Nonparametric Statistics
Table 7
Partial agreement between the two nonparametric analyses (CAI and cladistics) of the palmaris longus in human and nonhuman primates.
ā
Ce
Hu
Ch
Ba
Nonparametric analysis by CAI
Pronator quadratus
Control species
CAI = 0.375
CAI = 0.000
CAI = 0.000
Flexor digitorum profundus
Control species
CAI = 0.000
CAI = 0.063
CAI = 1.000
Flexor pollicis longus
Control species
CAI = 0.125
CAI = 0.000
CAI = 0.250
GCAI
Control species
0.167
0.020
0.417
Cladistics features of the palmaris longus in features innervation (A), origin (B), insertion (C), and vascularization (D) (0 and 1 indicate absence and presence of primitive features, resp.)