The database: from Age, Growth and Food habits of the Flier sunfish (Centrarchus macropterus Lacepede) in northeastern North Carolina with an evaluation of the effect of environmental variables on growth. 1978. M S Thesis. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N. C. 88 pp.
Flier sunfish from various sites in 3 stream basins in northeastern North Carolina. Six hundred and thirty eight specimens were captured between September 1974 and April 1976. Aged with a key scale depicted below. Fish lengths are in cm, weights in gms and scale measurement in cm on projected (magnified) scales.

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2 *** Geaghan MS Thesis Flier sunfish data ***;
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4 OPTIONS NOCENTER PS=61 LS=78 NODATE NONUMBER;
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6 libname sasdata 'C:\Geaghan\EXST\Exst7025New\Spring2004\Flier';
NOTE: Libref SASDATA was successfully assigned as follows:
Engine: V6
Physical Name: C:\Geaghan\EXST\Exst7025New\Spring2004\Flier
7 FILENAME INPUT
7 ! 'C:\Geaghan\EXST\Exst7025New\Spring2004\Flier\oneper.asc';
8
9 DATA FLIER; SET SASDATA.flier;
10 TITLE1 'Growth Curves fitted to Flier sunfish';
11 IF AGE EQ . THEN DELETE;
12 IF LT EQ . THEN DELETE;
13 IF TSL EQ . THEN DELETE;
14 AGE = AGE + 0.5; * USE AGE MIDPOINT AS AGE;
15 LLT= LOG(LT);
16 LTSL = LOG(TSL);
17 TSL2 = TSL*TSL;
18 TSL3 = TSL*TSL*TSL;
19 AGEAGAIN = AGE;
20 RUN;
NOTE: There were 641 observations read from the data set SASDATA.FLIER.
NOTE: The data set WORK.FLIER has 638 observations and 33 variables.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
real time 0.03 seconds
cpu time 0.03 seconds
20 ! ;
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22 proc plot data=flier; plot lt*tsl; run;
23
NOTE: There were 638 observations read from the data set WORK.FLIER.
NOTE: The PROCEDURE PLOT printed page 1.
NOTE: PROCEDURE PLOT used (Total process time):
real time 0.01 seconds
cpu time 0.01 seconds
24 PROC REG DATA=FLIER lineprinter;
25 TITLE2 'LINEAR AND INTRINSICALLY LINEAR MODELS';
26 LINEAR:MODEL LT = TSL; plot residual.*tsl / vref=0;
27 QUAD:MODEL LT = TSL TSL2; plot residual.*tsl / vref=0;
28 CUBIC:MODEL LT = TSL TSL2 TSL3; plot residual.*tsl / vref=0;
29 POWER:MODEL LLT = LTSL; plot residual.*tsl / vref=0; test ltsl=1;
30 EXPONENT:MODEL LLT = TSL; plot residual.*tsl / vref=0;
31 RUN;
NOTE: 638 observations read.
NOTE: 638 observations used in computations.
Growth Curves fitted to Flier sunfish
Plot of LT*TSL. Legend: A = 1 obs, B = 2 obs, etc.
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| AAACEAADDBC BBA A
14 + BABBCDIBBAB BA A A
| B AADDDCCCCDCAA BAA A
| AA ACACEHDKDACCA A A
| AA ADDDDGGCBACA B A
| AABGHIACCH C AA
12 + ABBCFEEFDDCB A
| A BDEIBCECAAA
| BAACADHABAB
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10 + A ADACHDEBBA
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Growth Curves fitted to Flier sunfish
LINEAR AND INTRINSICALLY LINEAR MODELS
The REG Procedure
Model: LINEAR
Dependent Variable: LT
Analysis of Variance
Sum of Mean
Source DF Squares Square F Value Pr > F
Model 1 3430.09885 3430.09885 7008.82 <.0001
Error 636 311.25695 0.48940
Corrected Total 637 3741.35580
Root MSE 0.69957 R-Square 0.9168
Dependent Mean 12.11003 Adj R-Sq 0.9167
Coeff Var 5.77678
Parameter Estimates
Parameter Standard
Variable DF Estimate Error t Value Pr > |t|
Intercept 1 1.67302 0.12771 13.10 <.0001
TSL 1 0.04161 0.00049704 83.72 <.0001
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R | 1 1 1 1 2 |
e | 1 1 1 1 1 11 2 1 1 1 1 1 |
s 1 + 1 1 1 111 3 11 11 2 1 +
i | 1 1 1 11 1 111 112 13211 2221 12 2 1 |
d |1 12 1 1 11 221 1232 11111 411 211 11111 1 |
u | 1 1 2 21 1321 121215244315221431 1313 2 11 |
a | 1 1 1 211 31 311113111334114511 33116 2 131222 2 11 |
l 0 + 1 12221 13 31 2 532231 12532222232216 4 1121 1 1 2 +
| 12 1 11 23 1211111111 2 42 12421 1241 15323211 112 11 1 1 |
| 111 31 11 211321 11125 212313115325 11 1111 1 1 1 |
| 1 1 122131421 3 11 1 2 1 4211112122 221 12 1 |
| 1 111 1113 1 1 11224 2 21412 1 1 |
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Growth Curves fitted to Flier sunfish
LINEAR AND INTRINSICALLY LINEAR MODELS
The REG Procedure
Model: QUAD
Dependent Variable: LT
Analysis of Variance
Sum of Mean
Source DF Squares Square F Value Pr > F
Model 2 3434.23329 1717.11664 3550.27 <.0001
Error 635 307.12251 0.48366
Corrected Total 637 3741.35580
Root MSE 0.69545 R-Square 0.9179
Dependent Mean 12.11003 Adj R-Sq 0.9177
Coeff Var 5.74280
Parameter Estimates
Parameter Standard
Variable DF Estimate Error t Value Pr > |t|
Intercept 1 0.56036 0.40118 1.40 0.1630
TSL 1 0.05149 0.00342 15.08 <.0001
TSL2 1 -0.00002069 0.00000708 -2.92 0.0036
-+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-
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R | 1 11 1 1 3 1 |
e | 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 2 1 1 21 1 |
s 1 +1 11 3 11 1 13 1 1 +
i | 1 1 1 1 11211 1 1 2221 11 1 |
d | 1 1 12 1 11 22111211 23312 4 1 212 21121 |
u | 1 1 1 112 31 1 111 221 4243213111332 1312 2 1 11 1 |
a | 1 13111 12 1 21 314212121235323521234125 21131212 1 |
l 0 + 211 1 1111 3 32 2 53122 22522233 31315 5 1 22 1 11 2 1 +
| 11 3112 121 111111 2 422213231125 215224211 112 2 1 1 |
| 1 2 11 1 1 2 211222 11225 11232 24224 12 11 11 |
| 212121221 3 21 1 31 1 3242 33132 212 213 1 |
| 1 11 11 2 1 111124 2 2131 11 1 |
-1 + 1 1 11 1112 211 11111 1 11 1 +
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Growth Curves fitted to Flier sunfish
LINEAR AND INTRINSICALLY LINEAR MODELS
The REG Procedure
Model: CUBIC
Dependent Variable: LT
Analysis of Variance
Sum of Mean
Source DF Squares Square F Value Pr > F
Model 3 3435.57993 1145.19331 2374.46 <.0001
Error 634 305.77587 0.48230
Corrected Total 637 3741.35580
Root MSE 0.69448 R-Square 0.9183
Dependent Mean 12.11003 Adj R-Sq 0.9179
Coeff Var 5.73471
Parameter Estimates
Parameter Standard
Variable DF Estimate Error t Value Pr > |t|
Intercept 1 2.27652 1.10241 2.07 0.0393
TSL 1 0.02737 0.01484 1.84 0.0656
TSL2 1 0.00008562 0.00006401 1.34 0.1815
TSL3 1 -1.4868E-7 8.897816E-8 -1.67 0.0952
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R | 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 |
e | 11 1 1 1 1 1111 2 1 1 11 3 1 1 |
s 1 + 1 11 3 11 1 12 +
i | 11 1 1 11 1 11211 1 1 221 11 1 1 |
d |1 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 122111111 23312 321 212 21121 |
u | 1 1 211 32 321 23111434321211 241 1312 2 1 11 |
a | 1 13111 12 112 31111211 23432352132423512 131212 11 1 |
l 0 + 1 1 1 111 1 2 21 3 531231 23422233 21315 4 121 1 1 1 1 +
| 21 1 3122 111 111111 2 521114131125 225323 211112 11 1 1 |
| 11 2 11 12 2 2 211321 11225 11222 24235 11 1111 1 |
| 21 111221 2 11 1 21 1 4242 33132 221 113 1 1 |
| 1 111 1112 1 111124 12 21411 11 1 |
-1 + 1 1 1112 21 1 1 1 11 +
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Growth Curves fitted to Flier sunfish
LINEAR AND INTRINSICALLY LINEAR MODELS
The REG Procedure
Model: POWER
Dependent Variable: LLT
Analysis of Variance
Sum of Mean
Source DF Squares Square F Value Pr > F
Model 1 28.57906 28.57906 9410.82 <.0001
Error 636 1.93142 0.00304
Corrected Total 637 30.51049
Root MSE 0.05511 R-Square 0.9367
Dependent Mean 2.47166 Adj R-Sq 0.9366
Coeff Var 2.22957
Parameter Estimates
Parameter Standard
Variable DF Estimate Error t Value Pr > |t|
Intercept 1 -2.18249 0.04803 -45.44 <.0001 [exp(-2.18249) = 0.11276]
LTSL 1 0.84681 0.00873 97.01 <.0001
Test 1 Results for Dependent Variable LLT
Source DF Mean Square F Value Pr > F
Numerator 1 0.93532 307.99 <.0001
Denominator 636 0.00304
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R | 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
e 0.1 + 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 +
s | 1 1 1 1 1 11 2 1 2 1 1 1 |
i | 1 1 11 1 111 111 1211 2 4 11 21 12 13 3 1 |
d | 1 2 3 1 1 221 11211 23312 323 111 1 1 1 |
u | 1 1 21 12 1 322 121115244213111342 1313 3 131 |
a | 1 12111 11 112 2111 311 344224521244126 21231222 1 11 |
l 0.0 + 1 1 111 2 21 2 531211 22322222232226 4 1122 1111 2 1 1 +
| 21 1 22 12 1 111 1 4121141311251 163133111 121 1 1 1 1 |
| 1 2 1 111 1 112111215 1123131 6325 231 22 1 |
| 1 11 11 1 2 21141 1 31 1 4211112114 2 312 1 2 1 |
| 1 1 11211 111 2 1 1 2 11 11223 1 111 1 12 1 |
| 11 1111 11 111 1 11 1 1 211111 1 111 11 |
-0.1 + 1 1 11 1 1 2 111 +
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Growth Curves fitted to Flier sunfish
LINEAR AND INTRINSICALLY LINEAR MODELS
The REG Procedure
Model: EXPONENT
Dependent Variable: LLT
Analysis of Variance
Sum of Mean
Source DF Squares Square F Value Pr > F
Model 1 27.88511 27.88511 6755.20 <.0001
Error 636 2.62538 0.00413
Corrected Total 637 30.51049
Root MSE 0.06425 R-Square 0.9140
Dependent Mean 2.47166 Adj R-Sq 0.9138
Coeff Var 2.59943
Parameter Estimates
Parameter Standard
Variable DF Estimate Error t Value Pr > |t|
Intercept 1 1.53062 0.01173 130.50 <.0001 [exp(1.53062) = 4.62104]
TSL 1 0.00375 0.00004565 82.19 <.0001
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0.1 + 1 11 1 1 2 1111 1 1 1 +
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R | 11 1 1 111 121 4321 233 1 3 |
e | 11 2 22 2 32121212343254313121 32221 1 |
s | 111 2 131 2 225232351123425521121112 111 |
i | 2 12 2 332322122221241231314 6 2 312 11 2 21 |
d 0.0 + 1 1 1 11 2 11 2 51111251 222 15223 4 123222 121 1 +
u | 1111 2 111 1 2 141 21 613126245 11112 122 21 1 |
a | 1 1211121 1 21141 1 1 1211113131 3112 111 11 |
l | 1 1 21 2 1112 1 2 1224 13 21 111 2 1 |
| 12 2 211 11 1 1 11 1 1 1 3141213 1 1 |
| 1 1 12111 1 1 1 1 1211 1 11 1 1 |
-0.1 + 12 1111 1 1 2 11 2 1 +
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