Table 2. Scores reconstructed from data in Table 1 using the formula: GS = M + ( SD x NOD), where M = mean value for a measured character from a putative species, SD = standard deviation for the same sample, and NOD is the normal order deviate expected from a sample of n = 12, with a mean of zero and standard deviation of one (Rohlf and Sokal 1981, table 37). Definition for character abbreviations are given in Figure 2. Values in red (ND) were altered in order for the values of mean, SD, Min, and Max from reconstructed scores to more closely approximate observed summary statistics. Min and max are a comparison of the respective reconstructed score with the observed values, expressed a percentage difference from the original. Twelve composite OTUs were reconstructed by randomizing the position of each value, independently by column (character).

 
 
Scores for Alternifenestella cf. tenuiseptata reconstructed
using summary statistics and normal order deviates
 
NOD
BW
DW
FL
FW
AD
ALB
AAB
ND
NS
 
-1.62923
0.185
0.072
0.458
0.303
0.079
0.223
0.179
0.045
0.260
 
-1.11573
0.201
0.090
0.501
0.322
0.084
0.232
0.185
0.047
0.273
 
-0.79284
0.210
0.101
0.527
0.333
0.087
0.238
0.190
0.052
0.281
 
-0.53684
0.218
0.110
0.548
0.343
0.089
0.242
0.193
0.065
0.288
 
-0.31225
0.225
0.118
0.566
0.351
0.091
0.246
0.196
0.072
0.293
 
-0.10259
0.231
0.125
0.584
0.358
0.093
0.250
0.199
0.079
0.298
 
0.10259
0.237
0.133
0.600
0.366
0.095
0.254
0.201
0.085
0.304
 
0.31225
0.243
0.140
0.618
0.373
0.097
0.258
0.204
0.110
0.309
 
0.53684
0.250
0.148
0.636
0.381
0.099
0.262
0.207
0.099
0.314
 
0.79284
0.258
0.157
0.657
0.391
0.101
0.266
0.210
0.115
0.321
 
1.11573
0.267
0.168
0.683
0.402
0.104
0.272
0.215
0.117
0.329
 
1.62923
0.283
0.186
0.726
0.421
0.109
0.281
0.221
0.110
0.342
 
min
2.19%
-6.22%
-5.34%
3.69%
-0.71%
5.03%
4.41%
-6.10%
3.41%
 
max
-3.04%
4.67%
-5.81%
-5.34%
-1.42%
0.53%
0.59%
0.00%
3.90%