Results of a three-way ANOVA to test for the effect of the treatment(dilute vs medium vs concentrated solution), the day that the measures were done (Monday to Friday) and the colony size (250 vs500 individuals) on the volume of sucrose solution ingested per colony
| Source of variation . | Mean squares . | d.f. . | F . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between colonies | ||||
| Treatment (sucrose concentration) | 0.007 | 2 | 6.22 | 0.005 |
| Colony size | 1.094 | 1 | 1043.7 | 0.001 |
| Treatment × colony size | 0.003 | 2 | 2.69 | 0.084 |
| Within colonies | ||||
| Day | 0.003 | 4 | 28.18 | 0.001 |
| Day × treatment | 0.004 | 8 | 36.70 | 0.001 |
| Day × colony size | 0.000 | 4 | 4.10 | 0.052 |
| Day × treatment × colony size | 0.000 | 8 | 1.85 | 0.175 |
| Source of variation . | Mean squares . | d.f. . | F . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between colonies | ||||
| Treatment (sucrose concentration) | 0.007 | 2 | 6.22 | 0.005 |
| Colony size | 1.094 | 1 | 1043.7 | 0.001 |
| Treatment × colony size | 0.003 | 2 | 2.69 | 0.084 |
| Within colonies | ||||
| Day | 0.003 | 4 | 28.18 | 0.001 |
| Day × treatment | 0.004 | 8 | 36.70 | 0.001 |
| Day × colony size | 0.000 | 4 | 4.10 | 0.052 |
| Day × treatment × colony size | 0.000 | 8 | 1.85 | 0.175 |