TOPPER, a software package in FORTRAN for scaling studies.
Scaling studies are concerned with the differences in structure, function, behaviour and life-history associated with differences in size in broadly similar organisms. These studies make extensive use of bivariate regression analysis. Often it is of interest to carry out such analyses on many different subpopulations within a given sample population. The programs described here allow these analyses to be carried out efficiently. The output gives a summary of taxonomic parameters in addition to the usual statistical parameters, such as standard deviations and mean percent deviation. Some improvements in the software which are currently being implemented are discussed briefly.
D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry; D001835:Body Weight; D003201:Computers; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012984:Software