Step 5: use statistical results to make scientific inferences

Explain whether the results from your model are consistent with any of the three theoretical predictions, based on the two confidence intervals. The predicted slopes for the three models are:

Model	Slope
Constant-scaling	1
Surface-area dependent	2/3 (or 0.666666)
Circulation dependent	3/4 (or 0.75)

You should explain this with appropriate language (e.g. the observed data was consistent with model X at the 95% confidence level, because the slope predicted by model X falls within the 95% confidence level for the fitted regression model). Note which of the three models (if any) would be rejected at the =0.05=0.05 and =0.01=0.01 level, and which of the predictions of the three models is closest to the estimated slope from the model. Are the results you found from this data consistent with what White and Seymour (2003) found using data from all orders of mammals?

assignment3-bodymass-bmr species mass_g BMR_mlO2hr Mustela erminea 75 165 Mustela frenata 225 241 Galerella sanguinea 540 410 Herpestes javanicus 611 403 Spilogale putorius 624 300 Mustela vison 660 488 Suricata suricatta 850 310 Martes americana 900 595 Martes martes 920 717 Procyon cancrivorus 1160 464 Fennecus zerda 1215 583 Bassariscus sumichrasti 1280 634 Genetta tigrina 1698 747 Vulpes macrotis 1769 887 Arctogalidia trivirgata 2010 553 Fossa fossana 2260 906 Potos flavus 2343 796 Eira barbara 2950 1221 Paradoxurus hermaphroditus 3160 1374 Alopex lagopus 3600 1374 Felis wiedii 3600 937 Nasua narica 3670 1207 Nasua nasua 4000 992 Nandinia binotata 4270 863 Vulpes vulpes 4440 2442 Vulpes vulpes alascensis 4725 2481 Procyon lotor 5075 1599 Cerdocyon thous 5444 1524 Ailurus fulgens 5740 878 Ursus ursinus 6696 844 Canis mesomelas 7720 3860 Proteles cristatus 8100 2194 Felis yagouaroundi 8400 1737 Taxidea taxus 9000 2700 Felis rufus 9400 4220 Canis latrans 10000 2687 Lutra lutra 10000 4500 Felis serval 10100 3137 Felis pardalis 10500 3126 Meles meles 11050 2984 Gulo gulo 12700 5694 Arctictis binturong 14280 2285 Hyaena hyaena 34300 5728 Felis concolor 37200 8842 Acinonyx jubatus 37900 8982 Panthera onca 50400 11189 Panthera leo 98000 16954 Panthera tigris 137900 23995