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Table 1 Pairwise comparison of work-type in the Australian Working Kelpie over 63 traits

From: Work-type influences perceived livestock herding success in Australian Working Kelpies

Comparison

Trait

Welch’s t-test (unequal size& unequal variance)a

Degrees of freedom (Welch-Satterthwaite)

Probability

Paddock versus Yard

confidence_stock

−0.641

59

0.3226

 

calmness_stock

3.033

61

0.0051 b

intelligence_stock

1.133

54

0.2080

trainability_stock

0.915

58

0.2603

boldness_stock

−0.923

55

0.2582

patience_stock

2.864

73

0.0078

timidness_stock

1.453

58

0.1383

persistence_stock

0.346

55

0.3737

hyperactivity_stock

−3.485

53

0.0015

initiative_stock

0.565

60

0.3378

excitability_stock

−4.267

58

0.0001 *

obedience_stock

−0.096

48

0.3950

nervousness_stock

−0.054

56

0.3965

impulsiveness_stock

−3.269

57

0.0027

stamina

−0.536

63

0.3436

confidence_without_stock

−1.839

59

0.0746

calmness_without_stock

2.082

49

0.0477

intelligence_without_stock

0.135

57

0.3935

trainability_without_stock

0.000

57

0.3972

boldness_without_stock

−0.100

60

0.3952

patience_without_stock

1.156

56

0.2027

timidness_without_stock

0.607

57

0.3295

persistence_without_stock

0.794

58

0.2887

hyperactivity_without_stock

−2.955

58

0.0063

initiative_without_stock

−1.154

68

0.2037

excitability_without_stock

−2.401

56

0.0244

obedience_without_stock

0.321

50

0.3766

nervousness_without_stock

−0.397

62

0.3668

impulsiveness_without_stock

−3.407

58

0.0018

sociability

−0.047

54

0.3967

friendliness

1.133

55

0.2081

cast

2.896

51

0.0076

gather

3.788

51

0.0006 *

force

−2.692

59

0.0123

cover

2.177

51

0.0394

head

2.322

52

0.0291

hold

1.842

50

0.0744

balance

2.499

57

0.0195

break

0.657

57

0.3191

back

−5.864

61

0.0000 *

initiative

−1.333

57

0.1631

anticipation

−0.369

51

0.3704

trainability

− 0.731

56

0.3028

natural_ability

1.843

51

0.0742

eye

1.178

49

0.1974

confidence_level

−0.149

49

0.3924

calmness_level

2.305

57

0.0300

boldness

−1.624

47

0.1071

bark

− 1.755

63

0.0862

bite

−1.462

59

0.1367

cast

0.701

42

0.3089

force

−3.540

51

0.0013

bite_frequency

−5.615

65

0.0000 *

bark_frequency

−1.597

51

0.1116

overall_ability

0.000

59

0.3973

obedience_come

1.075

54

0.2217

obedience_sit

0.239

49

0.3855

obedience_stay

1.922

56

0.0643

listening

−0.092

53

0.3953

latency

−3.091

46

0.0047

tricks

−1.211

43

0.1896

distraction

−1.554

44

0.1191

fetch

0.273

31

0.3807

Paddock versus Utility

 

confidence_stock

−1.921

198

0.0635

calmness_stock

0.152

235

0.3939

intelligence_stock

0.575

233

0.3377

trainability_stock

−0.086

233

0.3970

boldness_stock

−1.367

215

0.1564

patience_stock

0.235

228

0.3876

timidness_stock

0.489

243

0.3535

persistence_stock

0.486

222

0.3539

hyperactivity_stock

0.000

227

0.3985

initiative_stock

−0.585

231

0.3356

excitability_stock

−0.416

226

0.3654

obedience_stock

−0.432

239

0.3630

nervousness_stock

0.165

240

0.3931

impulsiveness_stock

−1.337

251

0.1630

stamina

−0.349

221

0.3749

confidence_without_stock

−1.694

225

0.0951

calmness_without_stock

−0.647

233

0.3230

intelligence_without_stock

1.381

245

0.1535

trainability_without_stock

−0.675

235

0.3170

boldness_without_stock

−1.943

217

0.0608

patience_without_stock

0.247

231

0.3865

timidness_without_stock

0.950

226

0.2534

persistence_without_stock

0.168

219

0.3929

hyperactivity_without_stock

0.000

223

0.3985

initiative_without_stock

−1.715

235

0.0919

excitability_without_stock

−1.706

221

0.0933

obedience_without_stock

−0.412

224

0.3660

nervousness_without_stock

1.033

222

0.2336

impulsiveness_without_stock

−1.134

234

0.2093

sociability

−0.307

225

0.3800

friendliness

−0.350

206

0.3747

cast

− 1.336

223

0.1633

gather

−0.089

225

0.3969

force

−2.879

216

0.0067

cover

−0.597

225

0.3332

head

−0.623

231

0.3279

hold

−1.910

228

0.0648

balance

−1.104

228

0.2164

break

−2.218

230

0.0346

back

−4.696

231

0.0000 *

initiative

−1.121

230

0.2124

anticipation

−1.613

233

0.1087

trainability

−0.808

226

0.2872

natural_ability

−0.824

209

0.2834

eye

0.325

250

0.3780

confidence_level

−0.538

229

0.3446

calmness_level

−0.503

220

0.3509

boldness

−2.377

218

0.0242

bark

−0.076

231

0.3973

bite

−1.761

250

0.0848

cast

−0.888

245

0.2685

force

−1.392

222

0.1511

bite_frequency

−2.379

235

0.0240

bark_frequency

−2.070

240

0.0473

overall_ability

−1.767

213

0.0839

obedience_come

−0.480

237

0.3551

obedience_sit

0.492

244

0.3530

obedience_stay

0.315

240

0.3792

listening

0.072

241

0.3975

latency

−1.307

212

0.1695

tricks

−0.080

210

0.3972

distraction

−0.133

191

0.3949

fetch

0.836

139

0.2803

Yard versus Utility

 

confidence_stock

−0.582

43

0.3338

calmness_stock

−3.058

52

0.0050

intelligence_stock

−0.806

47

0.2854

trainability_stock

−1.016

50

0.2358

boldness_stock

0.103

44

0.3945

patience_stock

−2.877

58

0.0078

timidness_stock

−1.144

54

0.2054

persistence_stock

−0.052

45

0.3962

hyperactivity_stock

3.641

46

0.0010

initiative_stock

−1.010

51

0.2373

excitability_stock

4.215

48

0.0002 *

obedience_stock

−0.148

44

0.3923

nervousness_stock

0.167

51

0.3913

impulsiveness_stock

2.310

58

0.0296

stamina

0.319

50

0.3769

confidence_without_stock

0.766

49

0.2946

calmness_without_stock

−2.520

44

0.0192

intelligence_without_stock

0.828

54

0.2807

trainability_without_stock

−0.462

50

0.3561

boldness_without_stock

−1.233

47

0.1848

patience_without_stock

−1.043

48

0.2291

timidness_without_stock

0.000

48

0.3968

persistence_without_stock

− 0.731

46

0.3024

hyperactivity_without_stock

3.130

48

0.0042

initiative_without_stock

−0.128

58

0.3939

excitability_without_stock

1.415

46

0.1458

obedience_without_stock

−0.573

43

0.3354

nervousness_without_stock

1.166

50

0.2003

impulsiveness_without_stock

2.770

50

0.0104

sociability

−0.146

46

0.3924

friendliness

−1.435

43

0.1417

cast

−3.819

43

0.0006 *

gather

−4.002

44

0.0004 *

force

0.904

47

0.2624

cover

−2.621

44

0.0152

head

−2.791

45

0.0101

hold

−3.015

43

0.0058

balance

−3.363

48

0.0022

break

−2.177

48

0.0395

back

2.780

52

0.0101

initiative

0.634

49

0.3235

anticipation

−0.600

45

0.3302

trainability

0.236

47

0.3856

natural_ability

−2.422

41

0.0239

eye

−0.986

49

0.2428

confidence_level

−0.154

43

0.3918

calmness_level

−2.776

46

0.0104

boldness

0.434

40

0.3600

bark

1.791

53

0.0812

bite

0.176

59

0.3911

cast

−1.131

41

0.2081

force

2.881

43

0.0082

bite_frequency

4.084

55

0.0002 *

bark_frequency

0.372

47

0.3697

overall_ability

−1.209

46

0.1902

obedience_come

−1.418

48

0.1452

obedience_sit

0.048

46

0.3963

obedience_stay

−1.759

51

0.0858

listening

0.140

51

0.3930

latency

2.434

41

0.0233

tricks

1.199

40

0.1921

distraction

1.519

40

0.1255

fetch

0.235

26

0.3838

  1. *Comparisons remaining significant after multiple-test correction for 63 tests (p < 0.000794)
  2. aNegative scores indicate a lower trait mean score for the first listed group (e.g. Paddock in Paddock versus Yard)
  3. bProbabilities < 0.05 are highlighted