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brain_litter_mammals_df: Mammal Brain Size and Litter Size Relationship

Description

This dataset, brain_litter_mammals_df, is a data frame comparing relative brain weights between 96 mammalian species divided by reproductive strategy: 51 species with small litters (\(< 2\) offspring) and 45 species with large litters (\(\geq 2\) offspring).

Usage

data(brain_litter_mammals_df)

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 96 observations and 2 variables:

BrainSize

Numeric: Relative brain weight measurement (encephalization quotient or similar metric)

LitterSize

Factor with 2 levels: Reproductive strategy ("Small" (\(< 2\)) and "Large" (\(\geq 2\)) litter sizes)

Details

The dataset name has been kept as brain_litter_mammals_df to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the NeuroDataSets package. The suffix df indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified.