Statistical Analysis of an Ethogram and Transition Matrix.

Here's our count data for the top meerkat behaviors. A reasonable question might be "Do the behaviors occur at the same frequency?"

• You can use a Chi-square analysis to test that. You can see a tutorial here. You can download the calculator here. The calculator tutorial is here.

• We'll analyze the top six behaviors.

Set it to six behaviors

The calculator expands options.

Enter expected values of 1:1:1:1:1:1 (the behaviors are equal in frequency)

Enter the observed for the data (15 Sit, 8 scan, etc.).

Click the "Do it!" button. The expected is filled in. The Chi-square value is 15.7 with 5 degrees of freedom. These data are significant at p < 0.01. You could do the same thing for the top 6 transitions.