Class problem 5 "Animal personality" has been defined as consistent differences between individuals that persist over time. Briffa \& Greenaway (2011) studied wild beadlet anemones (Actinia equina) to see whether they display 'personalities'. They disturbed individual anemones with a jet of water (which causes their tentacles to retract) then recorded how long it took each anemone to reopen (seconds). The experiment was then repeated two weeks later to see whether individual anemones showed consistent reopening times (consistency indicates they have 'personalities). a) Sketch an appropriate graph to show whether any association exists between the day 1 and day 14 anemone responses. What kind of graph is it? b) Is a strong association present? (i.e., do anemone's have 'personalities'?)
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1. Class problem 5 "Animal personality" has been defined as consistent differences between
individuals that persist over time. Briffa & Greenaway (2011) studied wild beadlet anemones
(Actinia equina) to see whether they display 'personalities'. They disturbed individual anemones
with a jet of water (which causes their tentacles to retract) then recorded how long it took each
anemone to reopen (seconds). The experiment was then repeated two weeks later to see whether
individual anemones showed consistent reopening times (consistency indicates they have
'personalities). a) Sketch an appropriate graph to show whether any association exists between
the day 1 and day 14 anemone responses. What kind of graph is it? b) Is a strong association
present? (i.e., do anemone's have 'personalities'?)
