Table 2

One-way analysis of variance for average hemocyte count across three parasite dose treatments (zero, low, and high). The first contrast tests for a difference between exposed (low and high dose) and not exposed treatments (zero dose), and the second contrast tests for a difference between low and high dose treatments.



s.s.
d.f.
m.s.
F
p

Between Groups
0.496
2
0.248
3.705
0.031
Within Groups
3.819
57
0.067


Total
4.316
59






Contrast


t
d.f.
p

Control vs. Exposed


2.66
57
0.010

Low dose vs. High dose


0.600
57
0.551

Osnas and Lively Frontiers in Zoology 2005 2:8   doi:10.1186/1742-9994-2-8