JMP platforms and statistical methods

Graph Builder:
Comparative dot plots

Distribution:
Goodness of fit test for normal distribution

Fit Y by X:
Two-sample variance test, two-sample comparison of means

Multivariate:
Scatter plot matrix, correlation

Objective

Use two-sample statistical inferential methods for means and variances to compare morphological features between male and female monarch butterflies.

Problem Statement

To better understand how differences in morphological features in monarch butterflies might explain higher migratory success of females over males, a study was conducted by ecologists at the University of Georgia

The study selected 47 male and 45 female monarch specimens. Eleven different morphological features, such as the size and weight of various body parts and color of the wings, were measured.

Focus of the analyses will be to perform statistical tests comparing the means of these various features between the males and females to identify those features where there is a significant difference.